| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑10‑10 | 31 | 114 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
| Coesfeld Mistaken for Münster: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided 21 aircraft for today's mission. Aborting aircraft reduced the number attacking to fifteen. At the start of the bomb run, 'we observed a town burning and, mistaking it for the target, made the bomb run. The town was later identified as Coesfeld [Germany].' On the return, weather interfered with recovery operations, forcing seve to land at other fields, and one crew to bail out, leaving their aircraft to crash near Eye. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crew bailed out near Ipswich; aircraft continued in flight and crash-landed at Eye, Suffolk, killing a cow. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑5086 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | WAHOO II | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Co-pilot | Rabby, Carlos James, Jr⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Navigator | Belk, Robert Kirk⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Bailed Out Over England |
| Radio Operator | Compton, James Harold⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Birnbaum, Lester (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Ball Turret | Heintzelman, David Leroy⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Tail Gunner | Greene, Frank Palmer⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stamm, Murray Raymond⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Miller, Floyd Oliver⇗ | 546 | Bailed Out Over England |