SORTIE REPORT #1193
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying spare; joined formation and completed mission, but did not bomb primary target; jettisoned bombs in North Sea.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37816 ⇗ 545th JD*S BIG STUPE V
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Poole, George Irvin, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, Robert Andrew⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kantor, Morris (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Albertson, Harry Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Flynn, James Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dudley, John Charles⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Holland, Edward James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hartline, Cleo Julius⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brennan, William Martin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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