| 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: High Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Williams, Samuel Brown⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Zinser, Frank Valentine, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Owens, Buddy Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brooker, Cameron Hutchison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Browne, Erle Royden⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Blickstein, Martin J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Price, William Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |