| Mission Date | 15 January 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 255, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 794
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. When group lead aborted 30 minutes prior to IP, low squadron took over lead and lead squadron moved into low position: low squadron led bomb run. Bombs were dropped on the secondary target using PFF in group formation.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Ingolstadt Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 22 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Returned Early - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Ultcht, John Preston⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away on Continent at airstrip B-53 (Merville, France) on return, with #3 and #4 engines out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗ | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs about one minute late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | McKay, William Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Welsh, James H⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | McKone, Joseph F⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Replaced 44‑8430 on spares list. |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Klatt, Merton Dale⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Miley, Harold L⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38721⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38800. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38752, then repaired and listed as a Ground Spare Aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38823⇗ | Starr, William George⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Festersen, John Carl⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Lead Squadron SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Number two engine blew #9 cylinder; jettisoned bombs in Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | Returned Early | Group lead. PFF ship. Aborted 30 minutes prior to IP due to mechanical problems. Ordered low Squadron into lead before departing. Bombed a target of opportunity (TOO) during return. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Keller, Marion Wayne⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Ordered to bring his Squadron into the lead position when group leader aborted. Led group in a PFF attack on the secondary briefed target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑8401⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑8430⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | This aircraft was replaced in the list of spares by 43‑38548. |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Van Popering, Earle Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |