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 · tap a ship for its crew
ROT/Sgt William L. Orient
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