SORTIE REPORT #6694
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑02 203 658 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Cologne Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st CBW A Group for today's mission. Weather and equipment failures forced a decision to drop bombs on the center of the city.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102661 ⇗ 544th SU*L BIG DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Norwitz, Gerson (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Burns, Arlington (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bellovary, John Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Russell, Lester Hebran, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Erich, Milton Benjamin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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