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 |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Metfield due to weather. |
Other (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Coesfeld, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29554 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Y | BILLIE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Schock, George William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hedin, Carl Anton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Paula, Placido John, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |