SORTIE REPORT #9043
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)
No Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Did not take off due to snowstorm.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6590 544th SU*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sharp, Alan E 544 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Kowats, Daniel Frank 544 Scrubbed
Navigator Hesko, Alfred Dominic 544 Scrubbed
Togglier Campbell, William R 544 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Peel, Ralph Edward 544 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Dunn, William Stanley 544 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Petrosky, Raymond John 544 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Moerdyk, Herbert William 544 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Trolin, Neil Bernard 544 Scrubbed
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