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 Comments: Low Squadron Deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑29927 ⇗ | 547th | SO*R | HOMESICK SAL | Hunter, Jack Walter |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Martin, Rudolph Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brown, Robert E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Pisarski, Joseph Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pharr, Keating Sams⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |