Mission # 138

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	18 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations > Mission 421: 1,378 bombers are dispatched to targets in Germany; 11 bombers are lost, 10 to AA fire and 1 to unknown causes: >> Air Task Force 1. Of 890 B-17s dispatched, 381 bomb Hamburg, 88 hit Hannover-Misburg oil refinery, 85 hit the Bremen area; 60 hit Hannover, 54 hit Hamburg-Eurotank oil refinery [41B], 38 hit Hamburg-Ossag oil refinery, 36 hit Hamburg-Schindler oil refinery [41A], 18 hit Bremen-Oslebshausen; 18 hit Hamburg-Ebano oil refinery and 5 hit targets of opportunity; 7 B-17s are lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 284 damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 10 WIA and 70 MIA. >> Air Task Force 2. Of 488 B-24s, 168 hit Hamburg, 107 bomb Bremerhaven, 58 attack the Watten V-weapon sites, France, 54 hit Brunsbuttel, 45 hit Stade Airfield, 28 hit Wesermunde, 13 hit Husum Airfield, 9 hit Nordenham, 8 hit Heligoland Airfield, 5 hit targets of opportunity and 1 hits Wrist marshalling yard; 4 B-24s are lost and 53 damaged; 8 airmen are WIA and 39 MIA. >> Escort is provided by 198 P-38s, 172 P-47s and 215 P-51s; 1 P-38 is damaged beyond repair; no losses or claims. > Other VIII Fighter Command missions in France are: >> Fighter Task Force 1. 94 of 98 P-38s and 82 of 87 P-47s attack railroad bridges in the Saint-Quentin area without loss. >> Fighter Task Force 2. 47 P-51s make a sweep of the Dol-de-Bretagne area; 3 P-51s are lost (pilots are MIA). Mission 422: 9 B-24s are dispatched on CARPETBAGGER missions in France; 1 B-24 hits a tree at the drop zone. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 138, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 421 Bombed Using PFF Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th provided two groups, one each for the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings (41A and 41B Groups), the 8th and 9th of 9 Wings of Air Task Force #1, for today's mission. Bombs were aimed and released on oil refinery targets using PFF (radar). Flames, explosions, and columns of smoke rose above 10,000'.
Primary Target	Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 4 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents	1944-06-18, 41A, Group Lead, R. Thacker, A. Humbles⇗

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
42‑37974⇗	Eakins, Robert Nathanial⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗	Melzar, Raymond Augustus⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗	Shelley, John Keith⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗	June, Glenn Joseph⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗	Kelly, John Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗	Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗	Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗	Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗	Rosborough, James Edward⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑97271⇗	Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗	Gibson, James Allen⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗	Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗	Finch, Francis Nelson⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗	MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41A Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗	Anderson, Earl Overlade⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97941⇗	[N/A]	Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑97960⇗	Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗	Peterson, Harold William⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗	Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑102518⇗	Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗	Carey, Gates Chapman⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102617⇗	Fairfield, William Adelbert⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗	Shearer, Wilbur Lee⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗	Stills, James Vernon⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102959⇗	Halasz, John Julius⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗	Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗	Peck, Harland Kenneth⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107064⇗	Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗	Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107221⇗	Pryor, Oliver McCoy⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107224⇗	James, Robert Huey⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗	Strong, Bert Franklin⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗	Sullivan, James Dominic⇗	Completed Mission	41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗	Liebert, Jack Louis⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41A Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗	Bahten, John Irwin⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
44‑6109⇗	Adams, William Lowell⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6128⇗	Rooker, Billy Roy⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗	Brown, Billie Barnard⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗	Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6147⇗	Spiers, Paul Robert⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6149⇗	Koch, Robert Bruce⇗	Completed Mission	41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗