SORTIE REPORT #1118
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑12‑13 42 154 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Maximum Effort: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's mission. The A Task Group was the lead group of the 41st Combat Wing, and the B Task Group was the low group of the same Wing. Both groups bombed the primary target using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Lead group. Aborted with #2 and #4 engines running rough.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31073 ⇗ 547th SO*D BILLIE-DEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ 547 Aborted
Navigator Kazmerski, John Thomas⇗ 547 Aborted
Bombardier Fleenor, Charles Thurman⇗ 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Schwarz, James Cornelius⇗ 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Wilson, Gerald Eugene⇗ 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Miller, Robert Lee⇗ 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Taylor, Homer William⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fernandez, Severino Jean⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leach, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ 547 Aborted
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