Name | Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr ‡ |
Rank | Flight Officer |
Serial Number | T-61184 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 9 April 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3653⇓ (14.958 MB) Accident Report # 44-03-31-516⇓ (4.933 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Smith, Roger Clement⇗ | Pilot | INT |
2nd Lt. Reid, Harvey William⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
Flt. Ofcr. Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Kendall, Earl Frank⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | INT |
S/SGT. Kaminski, Bruno (NMI)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | INT |
SGT. Danko, Charles Gabriel⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | INT |
S/SGT. Green, Jesse Britten⇗ | Tail Gunner | INT |
SGT. Boney, Chester Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
S/SGT. Hamilton, Gerald Thorwald⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Navigator | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37776⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1042 hrs because nose and windshields were completely blocked out by frost and throwing oil; 12x500GP rtd Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Navigator | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗ |
51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39784⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Flying spare. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Navigator | 42‑29688⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back over base as prop governor on #4 engine broke and had to be feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Low group. Turned back at 1019 hrs due to pilot's illness. Bombs jettisoned in Channel. Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Navigator | 41‑24560⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back at 0905 hrs due to complete loss of power in #1 engine; aircraft took off a second time but could not catch up with group. Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑29927⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41B Group. Turned back due to oil leak in #4 at 1155 hrs; landed away at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31871⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑39888⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Turned back at 1125 hrs when #3 supercharger would not function at altitude, being able to get only 23-24 inches of boost at 19,000'. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31871⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Navigator | 42‑31435⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Navigator | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Navigator | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Navigator | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
-- | 31 March 1944 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Navigator | 42‑38013⇗ |
Returning to base from a recalled operational mission, the left main landing gear would not extend. Pilot jettisoned bomb load and ball turret, then flew locally to use up fuel supply. He then made a successful landing using only the right main gear and tail wheel, resulting in minimal damage to the aircraft, and no injury to crew. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak at 1546 hrs; left wing root on fire; the aircraft was seen circling under control and 10 chutes emerged; crashed east of Schleswig, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |