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Mission # 106

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 12 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 106, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 353
First 384th Oil Industry Attack
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 30
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 6
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives

42 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
42‑3440[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑3441[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31484[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑32106Kirkpatrick, William HughCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37776Kelsay, Omar FrankCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97204. Took off late due to mechanical difficulty in assigned aircraft; joined 94th BG and bombed their primary target.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37788MacFarlane, Menzies JamesCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37982Francis, Thomas RexCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38013Inman, Loren AlexanderCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38014Decker, Charles EdgarCompleted MissionLow group lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208Johnson, William TAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1201 hrs because #1 engine went out and was running rough and losing oil. This occurred at a point about 100 miles inside Belgium, approaching the German border; since they were well within enemy territory, combat credit was awarded the crew for this mission.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑39766Pryor, Raymond ThomasCompleted MissionWing deputy. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑39888Druckenmiller, Leon CharlesAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1055 hrs over Clacton after two crew members reported flames shooting from left wing panel.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97072Wright, James WileyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97139Courtemanche, Ralph EudorCompleted MissionLow group deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97142Cole, Howard WoodrowCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97178Peterson, Walter ThomasCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97188Wortman, Marshall (NMI)Spare, Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97263. Flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97201Roth, Verle LeroyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97204[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37776.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97237Brown, Donald HaroldCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Meland, Ralph WendellCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97263[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97188.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271Lane, Edward WilliamCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97273Strand, Robert EarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Pompe, Bernard JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97367Hale, Charles EugeneAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1131 hrs with #4 prop running away.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97404Hall, Barney MarcusCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97521Dean, Ralph MerrickCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97574Morrison, Donald SylvesterCompleted MissionWing lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102402Castleman, Milton EugeneAborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1025 hrs because ball turret gunner blacked out at 8000 ft.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430Peterson, Harold WilliamCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Halasz, John JuliusCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Rosborough, James EdwardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102518Burkhard, James AlbertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102548Stevens, Raymond RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102566Pulliam, Lyle JamesAborted Mission After Taking Off.Took off on three engines and had only 35 inches manifold pressure on #1 engine; turned back north of Kettering when #1 cylinder head blew out and engine had to be feathered.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102617James, Robert HueyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Shearer, Wilbur LeeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107057Rucker, David LeroyAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back when #2 supercharger failed.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Baker, Charles WashingtonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107121Malone, John JamesCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107125Knapp, Paul BernardCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT