MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Date 29 July 1943
384th Mission Number 12
8th Air Force Mission Number 79
Primary Target Naval Base
Kiel, Germany

21 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Aircraft Pilot/Crew Results Comments
42-3074Pilot Not In DBAbortedAborted at 0907 hrs b/c #3 exhaust manifold blew and pressure went down to 15 inches, making it impossible to keep up w formation; bombs rtd; 42-3074 Loma Lee; ass 94BG QE*U Dow Fld 4/15/43; Rougham 6/13/43; tran GU JD*B 7/10/43; Stuart P. Wilson, Crew Chief (his second plane)
42-3104Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission42-3104; ass 94BG 6/43; tran GU SO*A 7/10/43
42-3216Pilot Not In DBCompleted MissionCapt. Ketelsen Flt Ldr
42-3230Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-3259Pilot Not In DBScrubbedScrubbed; replaced by 843
42-5051Pilot Not In DBAbortedAborted b/c of leak in oxygen system at 0740 hrs; bombs rtd; 42-5051 Barrel House Bessie; ass 303BG Molesworth 11/1/42; tran 305BG KY*M Chelveston 11/2/42; tran GU SU*M 7/26/43; John R. Hoggatt, crew chief
42-5843Pilot Not In DBCompleted MissionLSqLd
42-5848Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-5889Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-29686Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-29699Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-29700Roberts, James RFailed to ReturnMIA; T/Os; e/a;
42-29927Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-29956Hausenfluck, Jesse DCompleted Mission- None -
42-29985Pilot Not In DBAbortedAborted at 0911 hrs when #1 and #2 engines lost power and could not stay w formation; bombs rtd
42-30030Pilot Not In DBCompleted Missiontran 2 SAD Lt Staughton 7/31/43 then 388BG
42-30039Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-30043Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
42-30046Pilot Not In DBCompleted MissionHSqLd; Deputy
42-30065Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
43-37703Pilot Not In DBCompleted Mission- None -
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