Mission Date | 18 July 1944 |
Eighth Air Force Operations | Show Operations |
Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 160, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 481
V-Weapons Development Targeted The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings (41A Group and 41B Group) on today's mission. The 41A Group bombed their assigned target visually, although the wing commander had ordered a PFF attack. Our lead bombardier, Tony Palazzo, worked with the navigator to ensure they knew their position at all times on the bomb run. This teamwork resulted in a precise attack on the assigned aim point. The 41B Group bombed their assigned target visually, although they had to make a second run due to sighting problems on the first run. Slight difficulties resulted in the bomb pattern being rather large, and slightly beyond the target.
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Primary Target |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2 Scrubbed - 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 | 1944-07-18, 41st Wing, 41B Group, Group Lead, G. June, R. Melan⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑31484⇗ | Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑32106⇗ | Herzog, John Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Bodker, James Mervil⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37974⇗ | Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37982⇗ | Norton, Paul E⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38013⇗ | Dudock, Edward Peter⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38014⇗ | Stills, James Vernon⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97072⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | 41A Group. Replaced by Ground Spare aircraft 42‑102459. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97142⇗ | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Hale, Charles Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97178⇗ | Bagby, Donald Woods⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97201⇗ | Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97204⇗ | Menke, Robert Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97237⇗ | Mulvehill, Edmund Whelan⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | Jennings, William Cornelius⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97282⇗ | Cole, Alfred Holton⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97320⇗ | Patella, Joseph David⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97449⇗ | Mount, Dick Wilson⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97521⇗ | Combs, William Felix⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑107224. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97941⇗ | Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97948⇗ | Gibson, James Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97960⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102459⇗ | Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. Ground Spare aircraft, replaced 42‑97072. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102501⇗ | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102566⇗ | Minor, Henry W⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102601⇗ | Strand, Robert Earl⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | Donohue, William Roberts⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102933⇗ | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group, Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107083⇗ | Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107148⇗ | Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107224⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | 41A Group. Replaced by Ground Spare aircraft 42‑97521. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Allred, Frank Lavon⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37713⇗ | Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Liebert, Jack Louis⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6135⇗ | Farra, Robert Leslie⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6141⇗ | Halasz, John Julius⇗ | Completed Mission | 41A Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6149⇗ | Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | 41B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |