| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑27 | 200 | 650 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Marshalling Yards Bombed By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st CBW A wing for today's attack on railroad marshalling yards in Cologne, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Went over target but did not release bombs due to bomb bay malfunction; bomb bay doors could not be fully opened, either electrically or manually. Returned bombs to base. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Mass, Russell C⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Moon, William Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moran, Richard David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |