| Mission Date | 4 February 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 58, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 208
Attack On Aircraft Parts Plant The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which were assigned to fly as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Wings. Both groups completed the mission and bombed via PFF on their respective wing leads.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 31 Returned Early - 1 Aborted - 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24560⇗ | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3087⇗ | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI)⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1108 hrs over The Netherlands "because #2 supercharger surged and ran away ... was uncontrollable." SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3259⇗ | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3440⇗ | Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29554⇗ | Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1029 hrs because #4 supercharger ran away, there was no boost on #3 supercharger, and #3 engine detonated and was smoking. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29632⇗ | Poole, George Irvin⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29636⇗ | Jeter, Sydney Ryland⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Landed away on return at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29688⇗ | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29703⇗ | West, George Berry⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29717⇗ | Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back with 'supercharger trouble.' SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29723⇗ | Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29809⇗ | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Aborted at 1014 hrs because #2 and #4 superchargers were uncontrollable. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30026⇗ | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1035 hrs because #2 prop and supercharger ran away at altitude. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31045⇗ | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31058⇗ | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31222⇗ | Rich, John (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31346⇗ | Hurley, Joseph Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31364⇗ | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | Completed Mission | High group lead, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31375⇗ | Moore, Clifford Orville⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31433⇗ | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31484⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31495⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31606⇗ | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | Returned Early | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1113 hrs because #2 supercharger went wild at 26,000 ft at 1015 hrs and #2 prop fluctuated, so that #3 engine began to deteriorate and vibrate badly. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37793⇗ | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37801⇗ | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1055 due to uncontrollable supercharger on #2 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1044 just off The Naze because #2 and #3 engines were smoking and the gas mixture was set too rich. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37885⇗ | Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37974⇗ | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1105 hrs because all four superchargers (electronic) were not giving the required pressure. Supporting documents indicate mission credit was awarded for this sortie. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38013⇗ | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38014⇗ | Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ | Completed Mission | High group lead, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39809⇗ | Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Dropped nickles (propaganda leaflets) as well as incendiaries. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39962⇗ | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39991⇗ | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑40005⇗ | Stier, George Withers⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97449⇗ | Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | High group, 41st A Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97477⇗ | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |