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 | 43‑37917 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | PAULINE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Fletcher, Graydon James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kelley, Darwin Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bussey, Harold Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schoebel, John Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lewis, David Bradford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cogan, Joseph Dean⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leibel, William Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |