SORTIE REPORT #6697
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 Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6109 ⇗ 545th JD*Q OLE TULIK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McDaniel, Clifford Franklin, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Sturgess, James Alfred⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Mass, Henry Carmy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cassidy, Joseph Patrick⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Taylor, Raymond Leondis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Carr, Donald Ralph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Becerra, Richard Joe, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stoner, Harper Sylvester⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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