| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑31 | 48 | 171 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
| Target Not Found: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bomb Wing on today's mission. The primary target was a ship reported to be at or near the mouth of the River Garonne. However, the target was not seen due to 10/10 cloud cover, while the secondary target was hidden by 8/10 clouds, so the formation returned without attacking. Bombs were mostly jettisoned in the English Channel. Due to weather and fuel shortage, most aircraft landed at other bases. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Molesworth; bombs jettisoned. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37924 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Garner, Walter Ernest⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCafferty, John Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gerber, Leonard (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Soto, Roman Serrano⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Martell, Warren Harding⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robison, John Timothy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |