| Mission Date | 20 April 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 92, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 309
V-Weapons Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two Groups of two Squadrons each, flying as the High Group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, and the High Group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Because of navigation discrepancies, the A Group executed its own bomb run, rather than dropping on the Wing Lead, as briefed. Despite CAVU conditions, it appeared that bombs fell short of the target. The B Group released their bombs on the Wing Lead and it appeared that bombs covered the target well.
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| Primary Target |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 24 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 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 | 1944-04-20, 41st Combat Bomb Wing, A Group, High Group Lead, H. Frink, P. N. Williams⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31364⇗ | Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31435⇗ | Foster, James Everett⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31495⇗ | Johnson, William T⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑32106⇗ | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Strand, Robert Earl⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37785⇗ | Yokie, John Olivi⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37982⇗ | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38158⇗ | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97136⇗ | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97142⇗ | Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97150⇗ | MacKichan, William Graham⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97178⇗ | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97188⇗ | Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97204⇗ | Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Smith, Charles Grover⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97263⇗ | Brouillard, Richard Vernon⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97273⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97320. This aircraft had inaccurate oil pressure transmitter. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Berbrich, John Martin⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97273. Took off late (1622 vs 1525 hrs) but caught formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97372⇗ | Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97449⇗ | Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97477⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Miller, James Gilmore⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead. Aborted shortly before target. Supporting documents show that the crew was granted credit for this sortie. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102442⇗ | Barad, Robert Leo⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102446⇗ | Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102449⇗ | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | B Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107074⇗ | Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | A Wing, High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107083⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused |