| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑28 | 261 | 809 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. At takeoff, a snowstorm prevented three aircraft from taking off. However, once airborne, assembly was accomplished without difficulty. Nearing the IP, the group commander found the target area cloud covered, and his Gee-H equipment was inoperative. Therefore he chose to bomb the designated secondary (the city center) using PFF. The low squadron's Gee-H was working, so they bombed the primary with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Yerrick, Allen Gould⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barr, David T⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Banks, Clyde P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gardner, Charles L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rogers, Donald Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Carney, Walter Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Haney, Milton J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marks, George Peabody, III⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |