SORTIE REPORT #6719
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
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Owens, Robert Clare 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Buswell, Richard Grant 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Munro, William David 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Squier, Vanny DeForest 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horan, Albert Sherwood 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner King, Carleton William 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Berry, Ivan Carl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardner, Vernon Percy 547 Completed, Uninjured
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