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 | Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brown, William C⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Walker, Ferris John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Williams, John Allen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |