Mission Date | 27 June 1944 |
Eighth Air Force Operations | Show Operations |
384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 147, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 443
V-Weapon Depot Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group-size formations on today's mission. There was no wing formation specified: the group commanded by Col. Buck was identified as the 41st Combat Wing A Section, and the group commanded by Maj. Stallings was the B section. The target area was somewhat obscured by low clouds, requiring the bombardiers to use Gee-H aiming. The A section dropped on the first bomb run, but trouble with the Gee-H equipment forced the B group to make a second bomb run which concluded successfully.
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Primary Target |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 25 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 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⇗ |
Other Mission Documents | 1944-06-27, 41st Wing, A Section, W. Buck, L.Helmley ⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑37974⇗ | Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38014⇗ | Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑97178⇗ | Burkhard, James Albert⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97201⇗ | Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97204⇗ | Pring, Robert Bradford⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | Gibson, James Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97263⇗ | Dudock, Edward Peter⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97282⇗ | Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return with both starboard engines feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | 41st A section flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97367⇗ | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead, 41st B section. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102430⇗ | Liebert, Jack Louis⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102442⇗ | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102449⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Gee-H ship; loaned to 398th BG at Nuthampstead, AAF Station 131, for today's mission, with Gee-H navigator. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | Shearer, Wilbur Lee⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | 41st B section flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102501⇗ | Rucker, David Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102566⇗ | Young, Daniel Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102601⇗ | Hayes, Edgar Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102617⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102620⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102959⇗ | Strong, Bert Franklin⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107125⇗ | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead, 41st A section. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107148⇗ | Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37713⇗ | Melsen, Howard Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6080⇗ | Menke, Robert Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | Mount, Dick Wilson⇗ | Completed Mission | 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6141⇗ | James, Robert Huey⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |