| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Rennes, France; MACR 722. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Harbor Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Butler, Johnny Addison⇗ | 547 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Wollenweber, Herman, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Navigator | Knowling, Edward Johnson⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Togglier | Martin, Burnia ((NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Davis, Preston Allen⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Turlington, Howard Joe⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Ball Turret | May, Herbert Ethred⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Barnes, Clarence Basil⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rogers, Marion Coleman⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sword, Walter Howard⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 722⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 2334⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 814⇗ |