MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑10‑02 | 27 | 106 | Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Port of Emden Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead Group of the 1st Bombardment Division at the head of Air Task Force 2, with General Robert F Travis aboard the Lead ship. Near the IP, the PFF-equipped Deputy ship took the lead. Bombs were away using PFF aiming, with unobserved results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29717 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | MR. FIVE BY FIVE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Kennedy, John Benton, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Hedin, Carl Anton⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Bombardier | Altman, Murray David⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Fallesen, Wayne Peter⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | McCracken, Dwight Howard⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | O'Leary, Edward Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Leibring, Clarence Paul⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Girard, Donald Robert⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |