SORTIE REPORT #6571
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑27 200 650 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points)
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Marshalling Yards Bombed By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st CBW A wing for today's attack on railroad marshalling yards in Cologne, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑37917.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102430 ⇗ 545th JD*O SPAM-O-LINER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fletcher, Graydon James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kelley, Darwin Thomas⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bussey, Harold Lewis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schoebel, John Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lewis, David Bradford⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cogan, Joseph Dean⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leibel, William Joseph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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