| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑16 | 24 | 97 | Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| Ship Gone; Port Facilities Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group flew as the Low Group of the leading Wing of Air Task Force 1 on today's Mission. Primary target was a supply ship for submarines. The ship was not found in the briefed area, so the Group attacked the secondary target, port facilities and shipping, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Harbor Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3216 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | THE JOKER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Ketelsen, Raymond Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Warrilow, David Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Farwell, Francis Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jumper, George William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ausmus, Leon Farrell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Billingsley, James Rudolph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Conkey, Duane Allison⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bowen, Frank Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lemmerman, Henry George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1943-09-16, Group Lead, R. Ketelsen, R. Lecates |