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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Dropped 52,000 Code #5s 'nickles' over target. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29987 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Q | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Grant, Ralph Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |