Mission # 130

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	7 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations The Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF) directs air attacks against congested points to delay movement of more enemy forces into the assault area. > Mission 397: >> In the morning, 182 B-17s and 291 B-24s, including 20 PFFs, are dispatched; of the B-17s, 58 hit Condé-sur-Noireau, 60 hit Flers, and 54 hit Falaise; of the B-24s, 66 hit Argentan, 19 hit Vascoeuil, 61 hit Laigle and 83 hit Lisieux; 1 B-24 is damaged beyond repair and 17 B-17s are damaged; 8 airmen are KIA and 3 WIA. > Mission 398: >> In the afternoon, 487 B-17s and 88 B-24s are dispatched; the primary targets for the B-17s are Nantes (190 bomb) and the Kerlin/Bastard Airfield (132 bomb); 23 B-17s hit Niort and 40 hit the Nantes Bridge; the primary target for the B-24s is Tours/La Roche (12 bomb)and 13 hit Pouance, 13 hit Blain, 13 hit Chateaubriand, 25 hit Laval Airfield, 12 hit Vitre and 3 hit Tours; 1 B-17 and 1 B-24 are lost, 1 B-17and 7 B-24s are damaged beyond repair and 78 B-17s and 96 B-24s are damaged; 21 airmen are KIA, 12 WIA and 12 MIA. Heavy cloud prevents almost 100 others from bombing targets. > VIII Fighter Command furnishes area support for beachhead areas in the early morning and to heavy bomber operations at midday and in the late afternoon, at the same time maintaining harassment of communications and flying shipping patrol. 526 P-38s and 294 P-51s patrol the beachhead and provide escort in N France; they claim 2-0-1 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 0-0-2 on the ground; 8 P-51s are lost; 1 airman is KIA and 7 MIA. 505 P-47s and 148 P-51s engage in general strafing over N France and claim 29-1-12 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 25-0-12 on the ground; 10 P-47s and 4 P-51s are lost and 3 P-51s are damaged beyond repair; 1 airman is KIA and 12 MIA. > Mission 399: >> 10 B-17s drop leaflets over The Netherlands, France, and Belgium. 14 B-24s participate in CARPETBAGGER operations in France. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 130, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 397 Bombers Cut Transport Routes Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the Lead and Low Groups for the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Tactical support for the invasion was provided with an attack on transport routes through and around Caen. Bombs were dropped using Gee-H aiming.
Primary Target	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 4 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Aborted - 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	7 June 1944, 401st Bomb Group Lead Crew, Sammons, Pryor⇗

44 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
42‑3441⇗	Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑31435⇗	Bagby, Donald Woods⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗	Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	Low Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑37785⇗	Melzar, Raymond Augustus⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back; superchargers ran away and became uncontrollable. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗	Halasz, John Julius⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗	James, Robert Huey⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗	Shelley, John Keith⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗	Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗	Melsen, Howard Carl⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗	Brown, Billie Barnard⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗	Eakins, Robert Nathanial⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗	Roth, Verle Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗	Pring, Robert Bradford⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗	Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗	June, Glenn Joseph⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗	Kelly, John Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗	Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗	Fairfield, William Adelbert⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗	Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗	Kelley, Robert Encil⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑97521⇗	Burkhard, James Albert⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗	Sammons, Gerald Busby⇗	Completed Mission	This aircraft was sent to lead the 401st BG on today's mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗	Wortman, Marshall (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗	Adams, William Lowell⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗	Keate, Richard Clifford⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗	Smith, Charles Grover⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Lead. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗	Maggart, Richard Lee⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗	Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗	Rucker, David Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗	Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗	Carey, Gates Chapman⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102617⇗	Rimbold, Arthur Arimese⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	Low Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗	Thoma, Edward Paul⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗	Strong, Bert Franklin⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗	Gibson, James Allen⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	Lead Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗	Sullivan, James Dominic⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107064⇗	MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	Lead Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗	Malone, John James⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗	Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Lead. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗	Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗	Hale, Charles Eugene⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗