SORTIE REPORT #7008
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: Low Squadron.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38542 547th SO*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Parker, George Frederick 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Woodworth, John Dempster 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cavanaugh, William Daniel 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Denton, Horace Bruce 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Webb, John Clyde 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Robb, Gordon Lee 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McNeff, Charles Leo 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stamm, Hiram Walton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Grabow, Carl Arthur 547 Completed, Uninjured
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