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Mission # 222

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 8 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 222, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 705
Another Attack on Oil
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Bombs were dropped in Group formation using PFF aiming.
Primary Target Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (PFF aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 33
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 5
Aborted - 3
Failed To Return - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

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
42‑37788⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97150⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97271⇗Mayner, John Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Drake, William Bright⇗Failed To ReturnAt 1145 hours, aircraft pulled out of formation with #3 engine feathered but under control; was picked up immediately by P-51 escort; flak damage caused crew to bail out safely, except bombardier whose parachute did not open; crew was fired on as they descended; aircraft crashed just south of Bodenheim (near Mainz), Germany; MACR 10352.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97320⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ahip.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Toler, Harold Morton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38542⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Rose, Gerald Dale⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with a gas leak in engine #3 and #4 on fire.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38750⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Harter, David Smuck⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; pilot ill.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Walker, Jay F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Milne, Alexander Dale⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Heubner, Emil J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Great Ashfield, with battle damage.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Springsted, Donald George⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLow Squadron
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron flying spare. Aborted with #2 supercharger failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8008⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8216⇗Cline, Walter William⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗