| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑10‑08 | 29 | 111 | Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
| Bremen Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent 21 aircraft on today's mission. 'The primary target was covered by an intense smoke screen. Consequently, we turned slightly to the right and bombed the center of the city.' | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, due to low fuel. Landed at Grafton Underwood at 7:10PM, about 1.5 hours after the rest of the Group. This aircraft had the highest fuel consumption of all aircraft completing this mission. FLIGHT TIME for MISSION 5:40 FLIGHT TIME from ATTLEBRIDGE to GRAFTON UNDERWOOD :50 |
Other (Visual) Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24575 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | SUNRISE SERENADER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Lucas, Hoyt Coltman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sparrow, Harry Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fish, Robert Leigh⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Buller, Elwood Ellis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Grant, George Vaughn, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Finkelstein, Raymond Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Loughlin, Edmund Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jordan, Edward Allan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1943-10-08 Strike Photo⇗ |