Mission # 106

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 12 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 106, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 353
First 384th Oil Industry Attack
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 30
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 6
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

42 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
42‑3440⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑3441⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31484⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑32106⇗Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97204. Took off late due to mechanical difficulty in assigned aircraft; joined 94th BG and bombed their primary target.
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42‑37788⇗MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗Francis, Thomas Rex⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Inman, Loren Alexander⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Completed MissionLow group lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Johnson, William T⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1201 hrs because #1 engine went out and was running rough and losing oil. This occurred at a point about 100 miles inside Belgium, approaching the German border; since they were well within enemy territory, combat credit was awarded the crew for this mission.
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42‑39766⇗Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗Completed MissionWing deputy. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1055 hrs over Clacton after two crew members reported flames shooting from left wing panel.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97072⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Completed MissionLow group deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗Wortman, Marshall (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97263. Flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑97201⇗Roth, Verle Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37776.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗Brown, Donald Harold⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97188.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Lane, Edward William⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗Hale, Charles Eugene⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1131 hrs with #4 prop running away.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97404⇗Hall, Barney Marcus⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, lead group.
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42‑97574⇗Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗Completed MissionWing lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
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42‑102402⇗Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1025 hrs because ball turret gunner blacked out at 8000 ft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Halasz, John Julius⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Rosborough, James Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Burkhard, James Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102548⇗Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Pulliam, Lyle James⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Took off on three engines and had only 35 inches manifold pressure on #1 engine; turned back north of Kettering when #1 cylinder head blew out and engine had to be feathered.
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42‑102617⇗James, Robert Huey⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Shearer, Wilbur Lee⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Rucker, David Leroy⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back when #2 supercharger failed.
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42‑107083⇗Baker, Charles Washington⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Malone, John James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
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