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Mission # 157

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 13 July 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 157, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 471
Third Munich Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings (41A Group and 41B Group) on today's mission. Both groups bombed on signal from their respective wing lead, who bombed the target using PFF. One aircraft bombed a target of opportunity, apparently the railroad station in Schoden, Germany.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 33
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 41st Wing, 41B Group Lead, G. Stallings, K. Ungerman

41 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
42‑31484Pompe, Bernard JosephCompleted Mission41A Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑32106Young, Daniel MonroeCompleted Mission41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. Landed away at RAF Wethersfield, Essex, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37974Patella, Joseph DavidCompleted Mission41B Group. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38014Gowder, Charles FredCompleted Mission41B Group Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208Brown, Billie BarnardCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑39888Murchan, Lawrence AloysiusAborted Mission After Taking Off.41A Group. Turned back with oxygen system problems.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97072Combs, William FelixCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Dudock, Edward PeterCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97178Bean, Arthur ECompleted Mission41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97201Lynch, Edward ThomasCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97204Pring, Robert BradfordCompleted Mission41B Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97237Carter, Jack NifongCompleted Mission41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Endelicato, Marion (NMI)Aborted Mission After Taking Off.41B Group. Turned back while assembling over field because oxygen hose in ball turret broke, also affecting waist gunner's position.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97263Sweeney, Ned HardyCompleted Mission41B Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97320Maggart, Richard LeeCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97367MacFarlane, Menzies JamesCompleted Mission41B Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97449[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102500.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510Jennings, William CorneliusCompleted Mission41B Group. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97521Heim, Gerard AnthonyCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824Fairfield, William AdelbertCompleted Mission41A Group Lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97941[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102430Pluhar, Emil EdwardCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Melzar, Raymond AugustusAborted Mission After Taking Off.41A Group. Turned back with #4 engine throwing excessive oil.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Bahten, John IrwinCompleted Mission41B Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 41‑97229.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102501[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102518Cranstoun, Richard LeroyCompleted Mission41A Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102566Minor, Henry WCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102601Gibson, James AllenCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102617Rimbold, Arthur ArimeseCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Myrick, Kenneth DelayCompleted Mission41B Group. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102661Kelley, Robert EncilCompleted Mission41A Group Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102933Ungerman, Kenneth ArmisteadCompleted Mission41B Group Lead. Landed away at Knettishall, AAF Station 136, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102959Cole, Alfred HoltonCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑107224Lane, Edward WilliamFlight CompletedWeather aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37713Stills, James VernonCompleted Mission41B Group. Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire), on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Liebert, Jack LouisCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6080Menke, Robert ArthurCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6109McGee, Leonard VincentCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6141James, Robert HueyCompleted Mission41A Group.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6149Griggs, Frederick MonroeCompleted Mission41B Group.
SORTIE REPORT