DOCUMENT 52935
401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 4, 11 Dec 1943, Emden, Germany. 1521 hours - All aircraft down except 42-31098 (IW-B - "Penny's Thunderhead") which landed at Lindholme RAF base, Yorkshire, after sustaining heavy battle damage (eight crew members having bailed out). The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions sent up 523 four-engine bombers on this mission with 17 aircraft lost and 138 aircraft damaged. The claims for the bombers were 86-22-23 and the fighters 21-0-7.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Red's Rogues
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widdle Twinkle
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron