SORTIE REPORT #6580
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: Lead group hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6294 ⇗ 545th JD*N SCOTTY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Doran, William Elmer⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Janovic, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wehe, Robert Louis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Brown, James Paul⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wright, David Dobali, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McMorrow, Edward James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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