| 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) |
| No | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jones, William Arch, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Morgan, James Edward, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Coughlin, James Phillip⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Wilson, James Marvin⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gager, Homer Dwight⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dowsley, Felix Raymond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Brown, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Pierce, Ralph Emerson, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rotondi, George William, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | White, Frederick Louis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |