| 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 |
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 | 43‑39131 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | PRIMO'S GIN MILL | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Schneider, Andrew J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Slivka, William J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Parker, Kenneth J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fleming, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stockstill, Thomas J, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Harris, Robert B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Didion, Gilbert William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Miller, Oscar Colquitt⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |