| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑18 | 213 | 682 | Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Weather Challenges Crews: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target so each squadron started a Gee-H bomb run - in each case the Gee-H equipment failed, so the deputy had to take over with PFF (radar), with varying results. The lead and low squadron deputies did not have enough time to take over on the initial bomb run, so they turned and attacked the PFF secondary. The high squadron was able to complete the attack on the primary on the first run. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead group hot camera ship. Aborted due to oxygen regulator trouble |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8409 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Kantor, John Steven⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Leslie, William Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Knight, Amon Lamar⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mess, Richard Carl⇗ | 547 | Aborted |