| Mission Date | 22 January 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 259, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 805
Visual Bombing! The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing with PFF (radar) and Gee-H, the target was clearly visible. Bombing was reported to be excellent.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 25 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Landed In Allied Territory - 1 Flight Completed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Scrubbed - 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⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Baughman, John R⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38013⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 457th BG for today's mission. Manned by 457th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | McKay, William Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Milligan, George Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed at Grafton Underwood with a
locked right main wheel (caused by battle damage) and was struck from behind by the next aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗ | Failed To Return | Damaged by flak, this aircraft left the formation in the target area; crashed near Kervenheim, Germany. MACR 11764 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 457th BG for today's mission. Manned by 457th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Smith, Jack M⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Starr, William George⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38721⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed long and collided with 42-102620 which had not cleared the runway due to a flat tire. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Smith, Jack L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John B⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Klatt, Merton Dale⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑38850⇗ | Van Popering, Earle Allen⇗ | Failed To Return | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Left formation five miles after target and was still tracked by flak; levelled off for a short time, but soon went into a nose dive with all four engines running and one wheel down; crashed near Deventer, The Netherlands. MACR 11994 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39053⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Mohr, James Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8408. Landed away at Wittering. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑6590⇗ | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6592⇗ | Goble, Charles D⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8221⇗ | Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | Landed In Allied Territory | Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Engine #3 ran away after the target; left the formation about 15 minutes before the Zuider Zee on the return trip. Major Hutchinson ordered the deputy to assume the lead. The mission folder lacks details, but it is known that this aircraft flew its next mission with the 384th on 7 April, and several of the crewmembers continued to fly with the Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8401⇗ | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead PFF ground spare; replaced 8221, which was taken by group lead when 8211 was scrubbed. Group deputy. Landed away at Woodbridge; flak damage caused prop to fall off during landing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8408⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6109. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused |