SORTIE REPORT #6988
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑15 211 678 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Railroad Hubs Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW A Group on today's mission. Weather was not favorable for visual bombing, so PFF (radar) aiming was used. The lead squadron's bombs fell on the primary target, but the low squadron's bombs fell some distance away, damaging another marshalling yards, which was the secondary target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑6476 546th BK*G not known McKinney, Lauren Lee
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rummel, Brian Dunn, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Okert, Fred Harry, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cafiero, Lee Herman 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Summers, Leonard Eugene 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret James, Edward Oscar, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hoechst, Joseph Frederick 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hannah, Gerald Salone 546 Completed, Uninjured
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