SORTIE REPORT #7040
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
B-17G 43‑37971 ⇗ 545th JD*T not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hunt, John Hardy, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Touton, William Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Perry, Edward Clarke, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hofmann, Ernest Herman⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fuerstenau, Paul William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Vargas, Juan Pacheco⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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