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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to a runaway prop that wouldn't feather. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37792 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | ELEANOR MAUREEN / BERMONDSEY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Kass, Robert Hiler⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Beinar, Theophilus Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Malcolm, George Sawyer⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Cason, Alfred Gibbs⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Smart, Samuel Hayes⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | 545 | Aborted |