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Mission # 209

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 209, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 672
Two Targets Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 42
Landed In Allied Territory - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
Failed To Return - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 1944-10-11, First Squadron Lead, H. Frink, R. Koch

49 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
42‑31484Rowe, George BCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38542. First Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑32106Gross, Kenneth EugeneCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37822Farnsworth, Reuben JosephAborted Mission After Taking Off.First Squadron. Aborted due to defective manifold pressure in #3 engine.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38013Sine, George HenningCompleted MissionFirst Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208Majeske, Charles PaulCompleted MissionFirst Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑39888Cepits, Francis FrederickCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Cornair, Russell JohnCompleted MissionFirst Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Tracy, Edward HanksCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97282Wehrheim, Francis WalterCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Doran, William ElmerCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97320Groff, Richard HubertCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510Salley, Thomas RaysorCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97592[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑98027. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97941Dudock, Edward PeterCompleted MissionFirst Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97948Peterson, John WrightFailed To ReturnFourth Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Subjected to intense and very accurate flak in target area; crashed 1 kilometer west of Strohn, Germany; MACR 9479.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑98000Rice, Robert EugeneCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027Koch, Robert BruceCompleted MissionLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97592. First Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430Fahr, John (NMI)Completed MissionSecond Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Mohler, John GrigsbyCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Ellis, Harold RichardLanded In Allied TerritoryFourth Squadron. Subjected to intense and very accurate flak in target area; initially reported MIA, found to have landed in allied territory. The crew was uninjured, returning to base on 13 October, and resumed flying combat missions on the 15th. The Aircraft was returned to Grafton Underwood also. It was repaired, re-assigned to the 544th, and resumed flying combat missions on 11 December 1944.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102661Norton, Paul ECompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102933Hale, Kenneth OliverCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107121Hassing, Eugene TheronCompleted MissionFourth Squadron. Togglier Dale Dean Peloke killed by Flak.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107125Kass, Robert HilerCompleted MissionSecond Squadron deputy. Gee-H and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107148McDaniel, Clifford FranklinCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37703Springsted, Donald GeorgeCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Green, Loren LesterCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37843Keller, Marion WayneCompleted MissionFirst Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Wismer, Richard GlenCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Johnstone, William AndrewCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38016Blankenmeyer, William JCompleted MissionThird Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38062Smith, James MiltonCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38542[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38588Mead, Frank WillardCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38616Duesler, Donald BartonCompleted MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38630Goodrick, Gene RobertCompleted MissionFirst Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38678Hunt, John HardyCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6105Smith, Jack MCompleted MissionFirst Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6109Peters, Lloyd ArmanCompleted MissionSecond Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6135Mumper, Benjamin RoyceCompleted MissionFirst Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6141Patella, Joseph DavidCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6149Levine, Max (NMI)Failed To ReturnFirst Squadron. Knocked down by flak.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6476Causa, Raymond (NMI)Completed MissionFourth Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6512Freiman, Peter PaulCompleted MissionThird Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8007Martin, Donald FrancisCompleted MissionSecond Squadron lead. PFF ship. While on the bomb run to attack the primary target using Gee-H, with the deputy in the lead, the equipment failed. The Squadron then proceeded to the secondary target and attacked using PFF.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8008Toler, Harold MortonCompleted MissionThird Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8211Henderson, William VincentCompleted MissionFourth Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT