SORTIE REPORT #1190
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑12‑20 44 159 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Bremen Attacked Visually: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Although a smoke screen was generated to hide the city, there was sufficient visibility to drop the bombs using visual aiming with the Norden Bombsight. As a result, 'the bombs landed in the built up areas away from the river.' (PRO Log)
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37776 ⇗ 546th BK*R LADY DREW Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wise, Joseph William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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