384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 13

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 30 July 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations Show Operations
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 13, VIII BC Mission Number 80
Bombers Plaster Kassel
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew with the 303rd BG and 379th BG in wing formation on today's mission. Opposition stiffened as they neared the target, but they were able to drop their bombs on the primary target area (it is not known whether the Waldau or the Bettenhausen works were attacked by this group). Flak over Kassel, and subsequent vigorous fighter attacks wounded several crew members and damaged many of the Group's aircraft, but all managed to return to England, although not all made it to Grafton Underwood that day.
Primary Target Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 10
Crashed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1943-07-30, Group Lead, G. Harris, P. Algar⇗

18 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
42‑3074⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑3104⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑3216⇗Kelly, James Henry⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3259.
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42‑3259⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3216.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5051⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑5848⇗Harry, William Russell⇗Crashed In Allied TerritoryCrash-landed at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return, with extensive battle damage due to enemy aircraft and flak, with five wounded crewmen aboard. 2nd Lt. William Russell Harry awarded Silver Star (see 'As Briefed' p. 197).
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5849⇗Sierens, Ernest Joseph⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Attlebridge, AAF Station 120, on return, reason unknown.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29686⇗Bigelow, William Horace⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29699⇗Frink, Horace Everett⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Martlesham Heath, AAF Station 369, on return, reason unknown.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29703⇗Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29768⇗Willing, Mark Skinner⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29927⇗Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29956⇗Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29985⇗Swank, Robert Dale⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back ten miles from the English coast due to 'high cylinder head temperatures and rough No. 2 engine.'
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗Algar, Philip Morris⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30039⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑30065⇗Keck, George B⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. Landed away at Horham, AAF Station 119, on return with extensive battle damage, low fuel, and a wounded crewman.
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42‑30196⇗Bishop, Charles W⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back 62 miles into Belgium because hydraulic fluid was coming down into the ball turret, which was inoperative, the left waist gun and left top turret gun were out of order, and the tachometer on one engine was oscillating wildly.
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