17 OCTOBER 1944 · TUESDAY · STATION 104Bombed Primary

Mission 681.Cologne/Gereon.

Cologne, Germany

Intended Target
Cologne/Gereon
Cologne, Germany
Takeoff Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Landing Base
Hardwick
Station 104
Aircraft Effective
295 / 453
effective / dispatched
Bomb Tonnage
639
tons

The cost.

§ Outcome
3
Ships Lost
2
Men Lost

The route.

§ Takeoff to Target
Bearing Out
112° T
Bearing In
296° T

The formation.

§ 2 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.1 ship carrying your selection

Unidentified ship
409th Sq.
Bombed Primary

McGuire M5, 1944-10-17, Cologne. Flew old 'G' George (though posted for 362 'J' Jigg). Bomb bay doors frozen shut; McGuire drew .45 and threatened substitute navigator, bombs dropped through the doors tearing them loose. 12x AN-M64 500lb GP. Source: McGuire memoir pp.006, 095-097.

Unidentified ship
328th Sq.
Bombed Primary

Cologne, PFF (16-17 Oct), Cepl first pilot. Aircraft logged as 472-C (44-40472 'The Joker', 330th BS; DB lists B-24J vs diary B-24H).

Sources.

§ Provenance
Mighty Eighth War Diary
Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981
Published