| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑27 | 26 | 104 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
| Bad Weather Over Emden: Nineteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) took off for today's mission to attack the port facilities in Emden, Germany. Clouds obscured the primary target forcing the wing leaders to seek a target of opportunity. The city of Aurich, Germany, northeast of Emden, had the bad luck to be in the clear, and so received the brunt of the attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. |
TOO (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Aurich, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5852 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | THE NATURAL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Lacey, Julius Kahn⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jylkka, Reino Oswal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Carlson, Clyde Pemberton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ralston, William Clark⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNutt, Julius Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1943-09-27, Group Lead, J. Lacey, H. Frink |