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Mission # 293

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 293, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 898
Hamburg Hammered
A practice mission scheduled for today was scrubbed when a Field Order was received in the morning. The Group flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary (visual only) target was hidden by clouds, so the #2 target was attacked using PFF, with minimal help from visual sightings. The high and low squadrons bombed on their first run, but the lead squadron had to avoid traffic conflicts, and elected to make a second bomb run. As a result, the lead squadron returned to base independently.
Primary Target Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: "Petroleumhafen" Refinery & Storage Complex
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 34
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
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
Other Mission Documents 1945-03-20, Group Lead, PFF Ship, T. Hutchinson, W. Kinnaird

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
42‑32106Lucas, Roy ECompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37788[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38647.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271Hicks, Gerald WardenFailed To ReturnLead Squadron. Hit by flak at 1655 hrs in #2 engine during withdrawal; was thrown out of formation to the right and dropped 7000ft; was last seen heading for the deck, apparently under control with no feathered props. Crashed near Ramhausen, Germany (northwest of Hamburg). MACR 13565
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97592[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97592Hewes, Charles PershingCompleted MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824Nicolai, Edwin GCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027Kinnaird, William RobertCompleted MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102518Carlson, Russell EdgarCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37843Cathey, George WarlickAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #3 turbocharger out; bombs jettisoned in Channel.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Saxton, John CCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38501Leavitt, Philip NeldonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548Magleby, Calvin CharlesCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38588Seavey, Homer CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38630Tebo, Clerance LCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38647Zakas, Joseph (NMI)Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38678Carpenter, Dean EdwardCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38747[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38747Connor, John MichaelCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38752Whitesides, John BCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38766Spangler, George KnoxCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38800Bradford, James WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38801Knaur, John SSpare, Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6476. High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38994Smith, Eliot HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39019Murphy, William CareyCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39053Richardson, George PCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39060Hatch, William AlvaCompleted MissionReturned with major battle damage.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39131Rush, Joseph HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39138[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑39164Turner, Willard JeromeSpare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39197Ostnes, Leif RobertCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39203Henry, Robert TysonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39236Scherokman, Edward (NMI)Completed MissionPilot reported seeing 10 Me-262 jet aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6109Blagg, John AnthonyCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6476[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38801.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6892Miller, John CCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6898Shuff, Charles BernardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6923MacKellar, Donald AllenCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8211McKay, William MonroeCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8408Burroughs, Edwin CarltonCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8430Drew, James LawrenceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8608Sperry, Dale MarshallCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8679MacDonald, Ranald HughCompleted MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8789Bennett, Ralph JCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT