| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑16 | 24 | 97 | Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| Ship Gone; Port Facilities Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group flew as the Low Group of the leading Wing of Air Task Force 1 on today's Mission. Primary target was a supply ship for submarines. The ship was not found in the briefed area, so the Group attacked the secondary target, port facilities and shipping, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Harbor Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30005 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SALVAGE QUEEN | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Harry, William Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Rice, Ivan Luther⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Black, David Hall⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mannka, Charles Pershing⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Simpson, Edward Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wheeler, Tom Brooks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McKenna, John Conat⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Parent, Leroy (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markus, Julius Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |