SORTIE REPORT #6995
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
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97521 545th JD*H THE SAINT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fahr, John (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Ryan, Chilton (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Niemiec, Leonard Roy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Casteel, Raleigh James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Luburich, Michael (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hanrahan, Francis Glen 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Waggoner, Buford (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Roach, William Earl 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Virtue, Earl Elery 545 Completed, Uninjured
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