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Mission # 288

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 14 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 288, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 886
Railroad Bridge Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 1944-03-14, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, E. Ulrey, J. Smith

43 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
42‑32106Blagg, John AnthonyCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37788Drew, James LawrenceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271Hicks, Gerald WardenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Lucas, Roy ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510Smith, Eliot HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027Welsh, James HCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102518Schauer, William CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Jerome, Edwin AnthonyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Hewes, Charles PershingCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38016Kramer, William LeoFlight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified in mission documents.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38501Tatulis, Charles PaulCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548Hatch, William AlvaCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38630Shuff, Charles BernardCompleted MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38647Graehl, Russell ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38678Miley, Harold LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38747Connor, John MichaelCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38752Whitesides, John BCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38757Griffin, Robert StanleyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38766Gregg, William GCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38800Cathey, George WarlickCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38801[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38994Seavey, Homer CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39019Murphy, William CareyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39035Ferrell, Oran Luther Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39053Donnell, Alonzo McWilliamsCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39131Leavitt, Philip NeldonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39138[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑39164Magleby, Calvin CharlesAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #4 engine out.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39197McLean, William SCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39203Gilmer, Charles ECompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39236Scherokman, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6109Jordan, Theodore GustavCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6882Spangler, George KnoxSpare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6892[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6898Bradford, James WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6909Richardson, George PCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6923MacKellar, Donald AllenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8211[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF and Gee-H aircraft.
44‑8408Carpenter, Dean EdwardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8430Lewis, Charles AllynCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8580Smisek, William JosephCompleted MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8649Smith, Jack MCompleted MissionGroup lead: PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8679Baughman, John RCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT