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 | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑31045 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Markow, Henry Victor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Schweikart, John William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fooder, Elmer Hoben⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Stropek, George Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Misiewicz, Joseph Raymond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sager, Edwin Millard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plotz, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |