384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 102

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 8 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 102, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 344
Transportation Targeted
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In the first of two missions today, the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. After the long ride to Berlin, bombs were dropped using PFF aiming of the wing lead.
Primary Target Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 16
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 1
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 1944-05-08, Group Lead, O. Parks, L. Helmley⇗

23 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
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97142⇗Carey, Gates Chapman⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97204. High Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97142
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗Berbrich, John Martin⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Barad, Robert Leo⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97404⇗Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102402⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 0815 hrs because pilot became ill.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Malone, John James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102548⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 0856 hrs because left waist gunner became ill.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Pulliam, Lyle James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Sullivan, James Dominic⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1000 hrs because #4 prop ran away, #2 engine became rough, & #1 engine had high fuel pressure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Group deputy. Turned back at 0849 hrs because #3 prop governor was throwing oil and pressure dropped to 65 lbs.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗