| Mission Date | 2 October 1944 |
| 384th Mission |
Mission Number 203
|
| 8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 658 |
| Mission Comments |
Cologne Bombed The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st CBW A Group for today's mission. Weather and equipment failures forced a decision to drop bombs on the center of the city. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 37 Aborted - 4 Returned To Base - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑38013⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare | Completed Mission | Lead squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Keller, Marion W | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Springsted, Donald George | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs early, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Tracy, Edward H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97263⇗ | Mock, John Montague | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97282⇗ | Norton, Paul E | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs early, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Farra, Robert L | Completed Mission | High squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Carlson, Walter E | Aborted | Turned back with a runaway prop on #2 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Orr, James W | Completed Mission | Low squadron flying spare; returned as briefed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | Neville, Harry Walter | Completed Mission | Wing deputy. PFF ship. Led wing after Major Bean aborted. Turned over lead to high squadron at IP for Gee-H bombing. After the Gee-H equipment failed on the second run, resumed lead and dropped using PFF aiming. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Durdin, Larkin C | Completed Mission | Low squadron lead. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97941⇗ | Minor, Henry W | Completed Mission | High squadron lead. Assumed lead at IP for a Gee-H bombing run. The Gee-H equipment malfunctioned, so bombing was by PFF on the wing lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97948⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin | Returned To Base | Lead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107125. Unable to catch formation; returned to base without completing mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Gilbert, Stanley M | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs early, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102430⇗ | Fahr, John | Completed Mission | High squadron flying spare. Filled in. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102449⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 379th BG for today's mission. Manned by 379th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102500⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | Clements, Ben H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Peters, Lloyd A | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Hughes, Robert D | Completed Mission | Low squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102933⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Brookshire, James D | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin | Aborted | Wing Lead: Major Bean, with Bahten as pilot. Gee-H ship. Aborted due to #3 engine failure. The crew then moved to spare lead aircraft 42‑97948; after taking off in that aircraft, was unable to catch up to formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Wismer, Richard Glen | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Johnstone, William A | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 303rd BG for today's mission. Manned by 303rd personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38262⇗ | Cornair, Russell J | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38542⇗ | Skehan, Joseph R | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Salley, Thomas R | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38579⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38615⇗ | Rice, Robert E | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John | Aborted | Turned back due to personnel failure; radio operator became ill. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | McDaniel, Clifford Franklin | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6135⇗ | Levine, Max (NMI) | Completed Mission | Lead squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6149⇗ | Majeske, Charles P | Completed Mission | Lead squadron flying spare; filled in. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6294⇗ | Kass, Robert Hiler | Completed Mission | High squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert | Aborted | Turned back with a runaway prop on #4 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |