SORTIE REPORT #6704
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97251 ⇗ 546th BK*O SNUFFY Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Vlaun, Richard Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Powell, Fredrick Howard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Balacek, Richard William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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