MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑17 | 212 | 681 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
One Marshalling Yard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st CBW C wing on thday's mission. Each squadron was assigned a different marshalling yard, but clouds in the target area altered the plan. All squadrons bombed the lead squadron's assigned visual primary target, releasing bombs on lead by PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38262 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Scherer, Raymond Julius⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Jones, Terry Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Manners, Dale Melvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |