| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑30 | 202 | 655 | Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
| Münster Bombed: The 384th Bomb Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing on today's mission. Clouds obscured the primary target resulting in a decision to release the bombs on the center of the city. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Returned Early Comments: Turned back within sight of the target 'due to severe oil leakage and inability to feather two engines. Major Stone, however, awarded us credit for the mission.' per Wallace Storey, 2014. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Münster, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107148 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DARK ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Nelson, Kenneth John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Tod, Kniland Everett⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Hepner, Dean Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brickner, Wilbert George⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Sutphin, Richard Eugene⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Carson, Allen Glenn⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stone, Edward B⇗ | 545 | Aborted |