| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron. Aborted with #1 engine out. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38013 ⇗ | 547th | SO*C | NEVADA AVENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Klatt, Merton Dale⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Baker, John R⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Titus, William L⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Weckerly, John Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Pattison, Carroll Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wetherbee, Owen L⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Warner, Homer James⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Lilburn Howard, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Conlon, Jack Dempsey⇗ | 547 | Aborted |