SORTIE REPORT #623
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 42‑5838 ⇗ 547th SO*P MAD MONEY II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Frink, Horace Everett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kauffman, Giles Felker, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ralston, William Clark⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McNutt, Julius Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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