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 |
B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Covington, Royston Truitt, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Ohlson, Floyd Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McGuinn, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Christian, Kenneth Paul Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Younker, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Onstad, William Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Wasilewski, Aleck Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Whitney, Stanley Clifford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caine, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |