| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑27 | 26 | 104 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
| Bad Weather Over Emden: Nineteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) took off for today's mission to attack the port facilities in Emden, Germany. Clouds obscured the primary target forcing the wing leaders to seek a target of opportunity. The city of Aurich, Germany, northeast of Emden, had the bad luck to be in the clear, and so received the brunt of the attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back prior to assembly due to a runaway supercharger on #2 engine |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24557 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | DAMN YANKEE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Sundlun, Bruce George⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Zitnik, Charles Allen⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Hedin, Carl Anton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | McGovern, Vincent James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Cappelletti, Mike Joseph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ramsey, William Marion⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Curtis, William Stanley⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Lekas, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Snyder, Charles Leslie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hayes, George Clayborne⇗ | 545 | Aborted |