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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back, the right waist gunner "could not stand altitude." |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29987 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Q | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Grant, Ralph Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leigh, James Carl⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Aborted |