SORTIE REPORT #7030
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑17 212 681 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
One Marshalling Yard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st CBW C wing on thday's mission. Each squadron was assigned a different marshalling yard, but clouds in the target area altered the plan. All squadrons bombed the lead squadron's assigned visual primary target, releasing bombs on lead by PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97309 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Snyder, Clifford Leroy 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Manolio, Albert Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fordham, Howard Calvert 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McKinney, Roy Willard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bauer, Lawrence Martin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ortiz, Ralph Gregory 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevens, Sam Stanley 547 Completed, Uninjured
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