| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑05 | 205 | 665 | Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Cologne / Köln Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Each of the three squadrons comprising the group formation were assigned a different primary target. Bombing was planned to be by Gee-H aiming, but the targets were apparently beyond the range of the Gee-H signals. The lead group's target was a factory in Cologne, the High group's was an oil refinery in Monheim (near Cologne) and the low group's was the M.T. Factory of Ford Motor AG in Cologne. In the end, the city of Cologne itself felt the weight of the attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron. Dropped out of formation after bombs away, but returned OK to base. |
Secondary (PFF) Type: Non-Military Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38062 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | PLEASURE BENT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Baker, Dale Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Curtin, Paul Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hord, Jack O'Mahor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fox, Fred Calvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Northrup, Robert Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |