| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. Released bombs early. |
Secondary (PFF) Type: Non-Military Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38548 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | LeDonne, Edward George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Butler, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wolf, Charles Elmer, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Williams, Herbert Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Early, James Walker⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |