Mission # 27

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	2 October 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations	Show Operations Eighth Air Force Operations VIII Bomber Command Mission 106: 349 B-17's are dispatched to the industrial area of Emden, Germany; led by 2 B-17 pathfinders, 339 hit the target at 1557-1603 hours; they claim 15-6-12 Luftwaffe aircraft; 2 B-17's are lost and 34 damaged; casualties are 2 WIA and 21 MIA. The B-17's are escorted by 227 P-47's who claim 5-3-1 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is damaged. In addition to the above, 21 B-24's are dispatched to Woensdrecht Airfield, The Netherlands; the target is obscured by clouds and the mission is aborted. VIII Air Support Command Mission 75: 72 B-26's are dispatched to the St Omer/Longuenesse Airfield in France; because of cloud cover, only 6 hit the target at 1715 hours; the remainder refrain from bombing because the target is in occupied territory; 12 B-26's are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA and 4 WIA. VIII Bomber Command Mission 107: 2 B-17's join the Royal Air Force (RAF) in a night mission to Munich; no losses or casualties. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 27, VIII BC Mission Number 106 Port of Emden Attacked Next Mission Previous Mission 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.
Primary Target	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 18 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 1
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

22 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
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Aircraft	Pilot	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
41‑24557⇗	Sundlun, Bruce George⇗	Completed Mission	Dropped 7,200 Code #4s 'nickles' over target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
41‑24560⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑3357⇗	Nuttall, Alfred Charles⇗	Completed Mission	Deputy Wing Lead. PFF ship and crew provided by 482nd BG from Alconbury, AAF Station 102. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3441⇗	Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Lead.. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5051⇗	Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5086⇗	Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Lead. Col. E Blair Garland, Hq 8th Air Force, flew on this aircraft to 'Test Blind Bombing Equipment.' SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5404⇗	Jones, William Arch⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5444⇗	[N/A]	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑5086. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29554⇗	Yelvington, Melton Albert⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29557⇗	Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29703⇗	Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29717⇗	Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29768⇗	Willing, Mark Skinner⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29809⇗	Ashcraft, Archie Bertis⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29814⇗	Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29927⇗	Carter, T L (IO)⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29935⇗	Calnon, Mark Brooks⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29987⇗	Price, William Merriman⇗	Completed Mission	Dropped 52,000 Code #5s 'nickles' over target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30005⇗	Harry, William Russell⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30033⇗	Kelly, James Henry⇗	Completed Mission	Wing Lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (H), Molesworth, AAF Station 107, was aboard this aircraft as Air Task Force 2 Commander. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30043⇗	Kauffman, Giles Felker⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30196⇗	Keller, Lawrence Larry⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗