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Mission # 83

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 27 March 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 83, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 282
Airfield Attacked, Results Mixed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission: 21 aircraft formed the high group of the 94th Composite Combat Bombardment Wing (94 Group) on today's mission, and seven aircraft formed the high squadron, high group, of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (41 Squadron). Weather at the Tours target area was CAVU, but a good percentage of the 94 Group bombs fell short of the airfield at Tours, and, according to the group bombardier, 'seemed to walk backward.' For the 41 Squadron, weather at the Chartres target area was CAVU and bombing was accurate.
Primary Target Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 26
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

33 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
42‑3429⇗Yokie, John Olivi⇗Spare, Completed Mission94 Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation.
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42‑29651⇗Barad, Robert Leo⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑29809⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑29927⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off94 Group. Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑29651.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗Completed Mission94 Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑31433⇗Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗Completed Mission94 Group Lead.
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42‑31435⇗Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗Completed Mission94 Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
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42‑31484⇗Langlois, Robert Ezra⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31740⇗Rich, John (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed Mission94 Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation.
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42‑32106⇗Poole, George Irvin⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑37776⇗Gekakis, Anthony⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37785⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑37816⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑37885⇗Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑38013⇗Kelly, John Thomas⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑38112⇗Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗Completed Mission94 Group, High Squadron Lead.
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42‑38158⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑38208⇗Smith, Harry Bailey⇗Completed Mission94 Group Deputy.
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42‑39888⇗Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.94 Group. Turned back over Kettering at 1210 hrs because #3 prop ran away.
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42‑97072⇗June, Glenn Joseph⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron.
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42‑97081⇗Berbrich, John Martin⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron.
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42‑97124⇗Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗Completed Mission94 Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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42‑97136⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑97139⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron.
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42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron.
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42‑97150⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑97231⇗Kravet, Marvin Robert⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed94 Group.
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42‑97237⇗Lavin, James Robert⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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42‑97251⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron Lead.
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42‑97477⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97510⇗Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗Completed Mission41 Squadron Deputy.
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42‑97521⇗Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗Completed Mission94 Group.
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