SORTIE REPORT #7042
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: Group lead. PFF ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8007 ⇗ 545th JD*Z SCREAMING EAGLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Hines, James Wesley⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kampel, Edward Joseph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potter, Richard Selstrom⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Uriwal, Alfons Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Harfman, Lavern Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Guider, Robert Harwood⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Darby, Phillip Storey⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-10-17, Group Lead, PFF Ship, A. Stone, J. Hines
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