Mission Date | 28 June 1943 |
VIII Bomber Command Operations | Show Operations |
384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 4, VIII BC Mission Number 69
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead Group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. While climbing in formation through clouds, one Squadron joined another group, and completed the mission with them. Good visual bombing conditions existed at the primary target, and good bombing resulted.
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Primary Target |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 14 Scrubbed - 2 Aborted - 4 |
Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
Other Mission Documents | 1943-06-28, Wing Lead, B. Peaslee, R. Pulcipher⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑3216⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3218⇗ | Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3222⇗ | Mattes, Frank George⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3230⇗ | Carrington, Richard Thompson⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3235⇗ | Keck, George B⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5849. Turned back with top turret and ball turret problems. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5838⇗ | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5843⇗ | Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5849⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3235. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5852⇗ | Butler, Johnny Addison⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29956⇗ | Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29960⇗ | Erickson, Gordon Bennett⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with #1 oil cooler leaking; top turret and ball turret problems. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30026⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30030⇗ | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing Deputy and High Squadron Lead. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30073. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30033⇗ | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30043⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30046⇗ | Wilson, Clayton R⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30073⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑30030. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30139⇗ | Roberts, James Richard⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with #2 supercharger malfunctioning. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30142⇗ | Halseth, Edwin Scofield⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back with problems in #1 and #2 engines. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30196⇗ | Dietel, William (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |