SORTIE REPORT #6714
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑02 203 658 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Cologne Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st CBW A Group for today's mission. Weather and equipment failures forced a decision to drop bombs on the center of the city.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37917 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wismer, Richard Glen 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fletcher, Graydon James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kelley, Darwin Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bussey, Harold Lewis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schoebel, John Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lewis, David Bradford 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cogan, Joseph Dean 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leibel, William Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
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