| 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 | Primary (Gee-H with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hall, Freeman Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Trombley, Wilfred Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Matzner, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ry's, Henry A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Waldron, Jack Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Nance, Dale Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Williams, John Otto⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |