| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑10 | 224 | 709 | Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Primary Targets Bombed: The 384th provided three squadrons to form the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing (41C Group) and an additional 12 aircraft to form the high squadron of the 41st D Combat Bombardment Wing (41D Squadron). The 41C Group lead and low squadrons bombed Ostheim Airfield using Gee-H, but the high squadron Gee-H equipment failed on the bomb run, and a second run was necessary. They started a PFF run on the primary target, but the PFF equipment failed, then attempted a visual run but could not see the primary target. They then salvoed their bombs over the secondary target, the center of Köln. The 41D Squadron made a 'long smooth run' to attack Butzweilerhof Airfield through 'intense and accurate' flak. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41C Group, High Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Turned back due to mechanical failure. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McNamara, John Gordon⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Dobrow, Martin (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Melton, Derald William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Occhino, Anthony A⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Manicki, John Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ | 547 | Aborted |