| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑11‑05 | 35 | 121 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| PFF Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the attack today, with a PFF aircraft borrowed from the 482nd BG at Alconbury. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back, #3 engine failure. |
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 | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Groh, Harold Chester⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wismann, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Woodall, Arthur James, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Maruszak, Karol Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hotis, Leo Constantine⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McMichael, Marion Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mazewski, Michael Henry, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ward, Clarence Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |