SORTIE REPORT #6788
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑05 205 665 Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Cologne / Köln Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Each of the three squadrons comprising the group formation were assigned a different primary target. Bombing was planned to be by Gee-H aiming, but the targets were apparently beyond the range of the Gee-H signals. The lead group's target was a factory in Cologne, the High group's was an oil refinery in Monheim (near Cologne) and the low group's was the M.T. Factory of Ford Motor AG in Cologne. In the end, the city of Cologne itself felt the weight of the attack.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back, reason unknown.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rice, Robert Eugene 544 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Janczy, Thomas Joseph 544 Spare, Returned
Navigator Mass, Russell C 544 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Feider, Leo John 544 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Wynn, Francis Xavier 544 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret DeMesquita, Seymour Aron 544 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Spradlin, Clifford Wright 544 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Oberle, Theodore (NMI) 544 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flower, Merlin Lee 544 Spare, Returned
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