| Mission Date | 25 June 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Show Operations |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 2, VIII BC Mission Number 67
Weather Reduces Force The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd Bomb Wing, the second of three wings assigned to this mission. Of the 19 aircraft taking off for today's mission, most became lost in rain and heavy clouds and failed to make wing formation. Eight aircraft continued following the 103rd Combat Wing, four bombing the primary target on the Wing Lead, and one bombing a last resort target; 7 crewmembers were KIA, 2 were MIA, and 21 became POW.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Unknown) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 5 Scrubbed - 3 Aborted - 11 Failed To Return - 3 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑3188⇗ | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | Completed Mission | Bombed an unknown city. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3216⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑30143 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3218⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3231⇗ | Henderson, Lykes Shelton⇗ | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30037. Did not take off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5850⇗ | McMillin, Selden Longley⇗ | Failed To Return | Group lead. Bombed primary on wing lead. Lost altitude near coast of England, one engine out and another smoking; cr Smallbroek, The Netherlands. MACR 16357 Maj. Selden Longley McMillin was awarded the Silver Star for this action (Owens p. 197). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5852⇗ | Butler, Johnny Addison⇗ | Completed Mission | Bombed primary target on wing lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29960⇗ | Erickson, Gordon Bennett⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Initially took off at 0553-1/2, landed at 0618, then took off again at 0630; reasons for this are unknown. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30026⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back after windshield motor burned out and cockpit filled with smoke, causing the pilot to lose contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30030⇗ | Rosio, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30031⇗ | Burgoon, Howard Cyril⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30032⇗ | Dietel, William (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Bombed primary target on wing lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30033⇗ | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low Squadron deputy. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30037⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3231. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30039⇗ | Halseth, Edwin Scofield⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron lead. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30043⇗ | Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Jettisoned bombs on enemy-occupied Terschelling Island. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30046⇗ | Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30048⇗ | Wheat, Delton G⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back because of a faulty oil regulator. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30049⇗ | Way, John Richard⇗ | Failed To Return | After making two unsuccessful runs on the primary target, the crew headed for Emden as a likely target for their bomb load. The flak guns found them, inflicting serious damage and injuries - then they ran into fighters. A furious running battle ensued, with some crew members bailing out, and finally the aircraft exploded. The main part of the wreckage came down in the Dollard (Dutch: Dollart), an embayment of the Ems River on the border between Germany and the Netherlands. MACR 16349 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30058⇗ | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with gyrocompass out and altimeter erratic. Landed away at Bottisham, AAF Station 374. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30065⇗ | Keck, George B⇗ | Completed Mission | Bombed an unknown city. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30139⇗ | Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30143⇗ | Riches, George William⇗ | Failed To Return | Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200) SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |