| 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 Desborough 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 | 42‑29717 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | MR. FIVE BY FIVE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kauffman, Giles Felker, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Molnar, George (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pogorzelski, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Lacroix, James Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Beck, Jules Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jarrell, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mariani, Waldo Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Reuben, Stanley Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Seniawsky, Peter (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Spodar, Paul (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |