SORTIE REPORT #6706
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: Dropped bombs early, reason unknown.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97282 ⇗ 544th SU*H REBEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Norton, Paul E⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Barnes, Robert Clark⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rasmussen, John Christian⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Bigley, Clarence Charles, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Guinn, Carl Bennett⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Noble, Lester Lee⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bregant, John James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Everitt, Thomas Bruce⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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