| 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: Ground Spare Aircraft aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. |
TOO (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Aurich, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29651 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | STELLA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Keller, Lawrence Larry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ryberg, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |