| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑10‑04 | 28 | 108 | Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Industrial Targets Bombed: Sixteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd CW on today's mission. The primary target was bombed visually with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back because pilot couldn't find formation after taking off 50 minutes late because of 'failure in ball turret.'. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5404 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE GEEZIL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Holzbaur, Frederick Morris⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Kramer, Herman Drummond⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Stumpf, Howard Martin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Johnston, Thomas Theadora, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Maziarka, Stanley Walter⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Ripley, Carlyle David⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plummer, Frederick Wayne⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Porter, Edward Eugene⇗ | 544 | Aborted |