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 |