MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑11 | 41 | 151 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Emden Hammered: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing for today's mission. Emden was lightly obscured by an ineffective smoke screen, which did little to shield the city from the bombers onslaught. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare. Unable to locate the 384th formation, joined the 381st BG (1st Combat Wing). |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 41‑24525 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC? |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Alloway, Ralph Hugh⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hock, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ackerson, Donald Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hill, Edward Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Farrow, Thomas Chapell⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Carvell, John Patrick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Karcher, Norbert Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Olstad, Kermit Iver⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pond, Jesse Elmore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |