| 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 |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8408 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Starr, William George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Oliver, Mando (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Greenfield, Sidney Lloyd⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Busch, Edward J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, William Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Phillips, William R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cayce, Lawrence Wendell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |