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Mission # 97

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 27 April 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 97, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 323.1
Airfield Targeted
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on the second of two missions today. Hazy conditions at the target did not hinder good bombing.
Primary Target Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 20
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives

26 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑3440Sharff, Sampson (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑31211Castleman, Milton EugeneCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37776[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37788Wright, James WileyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37792Peterson, Harold WilliamCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37974Hall, Barney MarcusCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208Armstrong, Lloyd RowlandCompleted MissionWing lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97139[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97188Farthing, Frank (NMI)Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97201Kelly, John ThomasCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97204Daskey, Kendall (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97237Kelsay, Omar FrankCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Foster, James EverettCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97263Brown, Donald HaroldCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97273Sullivan, James DominicFlying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Pompe, Bernard JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97367Coleman, Lee BrowningCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97449[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97510Clayton, John EarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97521Birckhead, Robert BruceFlying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT
42‑97573Laboda, Joseph StanleyCompleted MissionWing deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102442Knapp, Paul BernardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102448Kirkpatrick, William HughCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107057Gottfried, Raymond NathanCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107074Strand, Robert EarlFlying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Johnson, William TCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT