| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑23 | 25 | 101 | Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
| Ship Attacked; Results Uncertain: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew one group of 18 aircraft as the Low Group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The specific objective was a ship believed to be a floating repair shop for submarines, located in the Nantes, France, port area. Bombs were dropped using visual aiming, with undetermined results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑5086 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | WAHOO II | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Riggins, George Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hern, Wallace Currie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gager, Homer Dwight⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sopher, Francis Walton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Milstead, Willard Cleo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lindsey, William Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oien, Clarence Holger⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Howard, Hiram Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |