SORTIE REPORT #625
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 42‑29651 544th SU*G STELLA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jacobs, Randolph George Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Boger, Eugene Arthur 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Curtin, John Quinn 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Wager, Lawrence Holmes 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cloud, Doy Jennings 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Goetz, Jack Keith 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Maziarka, Stanley Walter 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Compton, Robert Lewis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gregori, Aldo Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Van Riper, Charles (NMI), Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
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