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 |
B-17F | 42‑5838 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | MAD MONEY II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Kauffman, Giles Felker, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ralston, William Clark⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNutt, Julius Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |