SORTIE REPORT #6727
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 43‑38616 ⇗ 546th BK*K not known Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mead, Frank Willard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Daniel, Thomas Cogswell, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Pattillo, William James⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hofferber, Reuben (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, Orus Denvil⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hinojos, Charles Acevedo⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moore, Thomas Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Strain, John Linton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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