SORTIE REPORT #690
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑10‑02 27 106 Target: Port Facilities
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany
Port of Emden Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead Group of the 1st Bombardment Division at the head of Air Task Force 2, with General Robert F Travis aboard the Lead ship. Near the IP, the PFF-equipped Deputy ship took the lead. Bombs were away using PFF aiming, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29768 ⇗ 547th SO*X WINSOME WINN II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Kopf, William Everett⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Brown, Robert E⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Soto, Roman Serrano⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Ott, Robert Edward⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Pharr, Keating Sams⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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