SORTIE REPORT #6696
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back due to personnel failure; radio operator became ill.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6105 ⇗ 547th SO*P SLEEPY LAGOON
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gabel, Raymond John⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Robilotta, Robert Frank⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator Richter, Morris Herman⇗ 544 Aborted
Bombardier Bass, Sam (NMI)⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Snow, James Kenneth⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Airhart, L G⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Miller, Irving Leroy⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Kolinek, Henry Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Daniel, Paul Fitzgerald⇗ 544 Aborted
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