| 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 deputy. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Harbor Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3218 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | DORIS MAE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Manning, Raymond Walter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wilson, Eugene Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kinney, William Brownie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Carroll, George Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Estes, Lloyd Stack⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Thurman, Fillman Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Renfro, Alvin Everette⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Polito, Michael John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barrett, Richard Jennings⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |