SORTIE REPORT #6690
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑02 203 658 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
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.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102500 546th BK*L not known Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mohler, John Grigsby 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Erickson, Stanley Wallace 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Proto, Michael John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Griffin, Charles Edward, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Markasky, Albert Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Girman, Frank (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pollak, Norman Marcus 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Johnson, Lester Mendle 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Locke, Warren Franklin 546 Completed, Uninjured
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