SORTIE REPORT #7030
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
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97309 ⇗ 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron NMI⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Manolio, Albert Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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