SORTIE REPORT #616
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑23 25 101 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France
Ship Attacked; Results Uncertain: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew one group of 18 aircraft as the Low Group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The specific objective was a ship believed to be a floating repair shop for submarines, located in the Nantes, France, port area. Bombs were dropped using visual aiming, with undetermined results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3440 ⇗ 544th SU*B BROADWAY ROSE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Williams, Walter Gordon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Abele, Carl William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Pierce, Kermit Aubrey⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Anderson, Clarence Denton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Marshall, Dean William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Stearman, Charles Lee Verne⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Aune, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Redding, George Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Abramowitz, Abraham Bernhard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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