SORTIE REPORT #6719
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: Lead Squadron 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 42‑38013 ⇗ 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Owens, Robert Clare⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Buswell, Richard Grant⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Munro, William David⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Squier, Vanny DeForest⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horan, Albert Sherwood⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner King, Carleton William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Berry, Ivan Carl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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