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 |
B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Rose, Gerald Dale⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Hall, Horace Homer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Covell, Charles Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hornack, William Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ketchledge, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bridget, John Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wagner, Robert Wiliam⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |