| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to personnel failure; radio operator became ill. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Robilotta, Robert Frank⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Richter, Morris Herman⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Bass, Sam (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Snow, James Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Airhart, L G⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Miller, Irving Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Kolinek, Henry Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Daniel, Paul Fitzgerald⇗ | 544 | Aborted |