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Mission # 308

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 10 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 308, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 938
SS Depot Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. The target, which was to be attacked by visual means only, was described as: 'S.S. Main Ordnance, Motor Transport and Equipment Depot ... is the largest motor transport depot in Germany [and] the administrative and supply center for the Waffen S.S.' Favorable weather conditions enabled accurate bombing.
Primary Target Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 1945-04-10, Group Lead, PFF Ship, C. Thacker, D. Funk

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
42‑37788Dott, Donald ShropshireCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102518.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Barnett, Jack (NMI)Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027Funk, Donald OlsenCompleted MissionLead Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑8649. Group lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Gray, Harold ReginaldCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102518Eakin, Otho MitchellCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑38208.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Kowats, Daniel FrankCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107125Enns, Harkless GCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Voiland, Eugene ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Burroughs, Edwin CarltonCompleted MissionReturned four bombs to base.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Knaur, John SCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38016[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38501Hatch, William AlvaCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548Seavey, Homer CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38647Aitken, Robert PartingtonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38673Martin, Byron LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38678[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38747Festersen, John CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38752Ruckman, George FrancisCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38757Martin, Gerald LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38766Wahlstrom, Harry LawrenceCompleted MissionReturned one bomb to base.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38800Meitzler, Roy AlbertSpare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38974Abare, William TebbsCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38994Smith, Eliot HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39131Rush, Joseph HenryCompleted MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39138Turner, Willard JeromeCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39197Porter, James LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39203Henry, Robert TysonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39236Scherokman, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6476Grove, Alfred WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6514Drew, James LawrenceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6592Pinson, William TCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38678. High Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6882Oliver, Mando (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6892Nicolai, Edwin GCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6898Tebo, Clerance LCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6909Leavitt, Philip NeldonCompleted MissionReturned four bombs to base.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8211Ostnes, Leif RobertCompleted MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8221Welsh, James HFlight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8401Tuck, Sam GailCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8608Casagrande, James ACompleted MissionThis aircraft was carried long-delay fused bombs (6 to 72 hours).
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8649[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by lead Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑98027.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8668Bennett, Ralph JCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8679Bowman, Harold HoraceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT