SORTIE REPORT #7048
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 Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38542 547th SO*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Owens, Robert Clare 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Buswell, Richard Grant 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lyons, Jack Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Berry, Ivan Carl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Munro, William David 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Squier, Vanny DeForest 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horan, Albert Sherwood 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner King, Carleton William 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardner, Vernon Percy 547 Completed, Uninjured
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