384th BG Mission

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	27 September 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations	Show Operations Eighth Air Force Operations VIII Bomber Command Mission 104: The port of Emden, Germany is the target. 2 of 3 H2S equipped pathfinder B-17's of the 482d Bombardment Group (Pathfinder) lead the mission. This is the first Pathfinder (PFF) mission. Air Task Force 1. 246 of 308 B-17's hit the Emden industrial area and targets of opportunity at 0958-1008 hours; they claim 32-7-24 Luftwaffe aircraft; 7 B-17's are lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 78 damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 18 WIA and 71 MIA. This mission is escorted by 262 P-47's which claim 21-2-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 1 damaged; casualties are 1 MIA. Air Task Force 2. 24 B-24's fly a diversion. VIII Bomber Command Mission 105: 4 of 5 B-17's of the 422d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), hit Hannover at 2208-2217 hours in a night raid with the RAF; 1 B-17 is lost; casualties are 10 MIA. VIII Air Support Command Missions 73 & 74: 2 airfields in France are targeted. Air Task Force 1. 65 of 72 B-26's hit Beauvais/Tille airfield at 1044-1045 hours; they claim 4-6-4 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-26 is damaged beyond repair and 23 damaged; casualties are 4 MIA. Air Task Force 2. 68 of 72 B-26's hit Conches Airfield at 1729 hours; 1 B-26 is lost and 4 damaged; casualties are 6 MIA. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
Mission	384th BG Mission Number 26, VIII BC Mission Number 104 Bad Weather Over Emden Next Mission Previous Mission 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.
Primary Target	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	TOO (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Aurich, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 18 Scrubbed - 2 Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents	1943-09-27, Group Lead, J. Lacey, H. Frink⇗

21 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
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Aircraft	Pilot	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
41‑24557⇗	Sundlun, Bruce George⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back prior to assembly due to a runaway supercharger on #2 engine SORTIE REPORT ⇗
41‑24560⇗	Harry, William Russell⇗	Completed Mission	Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑30005. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3087⇗	Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗	Completed Mission	Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3216⇗	Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗	Completed Mission	One engine went out before the target, and a second was hit by flak. A third engine quit on the way home. The crew threw as much as possible overboard, and the pilot was able to bring it in on one engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3218⇗	Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3440⇗	Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3441⇗	Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗	Completed Mission	Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5051⇗	Williams, Walter Gordon⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5404⇗	Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5852⇗	Frink, Horace Everett⇗	Completed Mission	Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29554⇗	Yelvington, Melton Albert⇗	Completed Mission	Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29651⇗	Kelly, James Henry⇗	Completed Mission	Ground Spare Aircraft aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29703⇗	Price, William Merriman⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29712⇗	Jones, William Arch⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29809⇗	Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗	Completed Mission	Landed away at Molesworth, AAF Station 107, for reasons unknown, and returned immediately to home base. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29814⇗	Ingles, John Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29927⇗	Carter, T L (IO)⇗	Completed Mission	Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29935⇗	Calnon, Mark Brooks⇗	Completed Mission	Landed with a flat tire caused by flak; ran off side of runway and saved aircraft and crew. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29987⇗	Kauffman, Giles Felker⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30005⇗	[N/A]	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 41-24560. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30196⇗	[N/A]	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29651. SORTIE REPORT ⇗

Mission # 26

MISSION SUMMARY