Mission # 107

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 13 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 107, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 355
Clouds Hide Primary - Again!
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 40th Combat Bombardment Wing, and as the high squadron of the high composite group of the 41st CBW on today's mission. The primary target was completely hidden by cloud cover, so the secondary was attacked by both Wings using PFF.
Primary Target Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 23
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 1
Failed To Return - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

31 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
42‑3441⇗Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
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42‑31484⇗Strickland, Alexander Conwell ⇗Completed MissionLow group lead, 40th CBW. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader and pilot.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37792⇗Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Kelley, Robert Encil⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057
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42‑39888⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffOriginally assigned to the Halasz Crew for duty as a flying spare; did not take off.
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42‑97072⇗Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗Rucker, David Leroy⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, high composite group, 41st CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Adams, William Lowell⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, low group, 40th CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗Roth, Verle Leroy⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗Hale, Charles Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, high composite group, 41st CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Johnson, William T⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, low group, 40th CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗Rimbold, Arthur Arimese⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, low group 40th CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Pulliam, Lyle James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗Completed MissionTurned back at 1326 hrs with battle damage to #2 engine, which had to be feathered.
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42‑97404⇗Francis, Thomas Rex⇗Failed To ReturnGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. While formation was under enemy aircraft attack, pulled out of formation to the left and was seen circling under control, with fires under inboard sections and both wings; five chutes emerged; crashed near Loitz, Germany. MACR 4813
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42‑97449⇗Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Burkhard, James Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97573⇗Lane, Edward William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102402⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Completed MissionLow group deputy, 40th CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, low group, 40th CBW.
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42‑102548⇗Baker, Charles Washington⇗Failed To ReturnWhile formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814
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42‑102617⇗James, Robert Huey⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Rosborough, James Edward⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107064⇗Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Carey, Gates Chapman⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined high Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
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42‑107121⇗Sullivan, James Dominic⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW.
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