SORTIE REPORT #7047
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: Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38262 ⇗ 547th SO*K not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Scherer, Raymond Julius⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jones, Terry Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Manners, Dale Melvin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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