| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑28 | 261 | 809 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. At takeoff, a snowstorm prevented three aircraft from taking off. However, once airborne, assembly was accomplished without difficulty. Nearing the IP, the group commander found the target area cloud covered, and his Gee-H equipment was inoperative. Therefore he chose to bomb the designated secondary (the city center) using PFF. The low squadron's Gee-H was working, so they bombed the primary with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788. |
Primary (Gee-H with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Weiss, Morris B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Vermillion, Eugene Carroll⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Grimes, Paul John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bobbitt, Charles Rufus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Leighton, Robert Raymond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ginder, John Pershing⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |