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Mission # 110

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 110, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 359
Luftwaffe Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated.
Primary Target Target: Orly Airport
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 12
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

17 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
42‑31484⇗West, George Berry⇗Completed MissionGroup Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗Burkhard, James Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37792⇗Adams, William Lowell⇗Completed MissionReturned bombs because togglier did not have sufficient instruction in releasing bombs.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗Halasz, John Julius⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37974⇗Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97178⇗Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗Hall, Barney Marcus⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Seamon, Grover Lawrence⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97309⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102402⇗Lane, Edward William⇗Completed MissionGroup Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Kelley, Robert Encil⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102518⇗Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Deputy. Returned bombs to base because bomb bay doors would not open.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗