SORTIE REPORT #7007
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38062 544th SU*A PLEASURE BENT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McKone, Joseph F 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sharp, Alan E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Snyder, Roy E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Long, Noal Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Irwin, Frank Xavier 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, Callie Newton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Moss, Ralph Eldon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Humphries, Richard Alexander 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Albro, Bernard Thomas 544 Completed, Uninjured
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