SORTIE REPORT #7021
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑17 212 681 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
One Marshalling Yard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st CBW C wing on thday's mission. Each squadron was assigned a different marshalling yard, but clouds in the target area altered the plan. All squadrons bombed the lead squadron's assigned visual primary target, releasing bombs on lead by PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102933 ⇗ 546th BK*Q QUEENIE Slotwinski, Ted Frank
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Duesler, Donald Barton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Cook, Chandler Boyd⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rasmussen, Bernard Gerard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Cropp, Thomas Edison⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Stewart, John Spencer⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Weckerly, Neuland Edwin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Carriere, Joseph Herley⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Buis, Robert Eugene⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Downing, Everett Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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