| Mission Date | 22 June 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Show Operations |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 1, VIII BC Mission Number 65
First 384th Combat Mission Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
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| Primary Target |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 18 Ditched - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Failed To Return - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1943-06-22, Group Lead, B. Peaslee, G. Hankinson⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑3216⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Completed Mission | Tail gunner's feet were frostbitten. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3218⇗ | Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3222⇗ | Mattes, Frank George⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3231⇗ | Carrington, Richard Thompson⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3317⇗ | Witt, Francis John⇗ | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Remainder of crew not identified in mission documents. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5848⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5849⇗ | Riches, George William⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5850⇗ | Dillingham, Maurice Stanley⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5852⇗ | Butler, Johnny Addison⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5853⇗ | Disney, Frederick Guilsome⇗ | Failed To Return: Ditched | Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched in English Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29956⇗ | Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee⇗ | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Ground Spare aircraft and Crew; did not take off; remainder of crew not identified in mission documentsA |
| 42‑30005⇗ | Henderson, Lykes Shelton⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30026⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30032⇗ | Dietel, William (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Additional non-384th crewmember, Maj G E Hagenbuch, appears on the loading list as an instructor pilot (IP). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30033⇗ | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30040⇗ | Rosio, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30043⇗ | Hankinson, Gordon Joshua⇗ | Completed Mission | Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30046⇗ | Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30065⇗ | Keck, George B⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30076⇗ | Olbinski, Robert James⇗ | Failed To Return | Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands. MACR 2165 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30139⇗ | Roberts, James Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Bomb rack did not work on toggle; bombs jettisoned in the Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30143⇗ | Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |