| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑15 | 211 | 678 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Railroad Hubs Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW A Group on today's mission. Weather was not favorable for visual bombing, so PFF (radar) aiming was used. The lead squadron's bombs fell on the primary target, but the low squadron's bombs fell some distance away, damaging another marshalling yards, which was the secondary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Lead Squadron |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mohler, John Grigsby⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Erickson, Stanley Wallace⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Proto, Michael John⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Cropp, Thomas Edison⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Markasky, Albert Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Girman, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Pollak, Norman Marcus⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Johnson, Lester Mendle⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Locke, Warren Franklin⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |