Mission Date | 28 July 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 166
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8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 501 |
Mission Comments |
Return To Merseburg The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Last attacked on 12 May 1944, this synthetic oil and chemical plant had returned to 75% of capacity. The attack was carried out by PFF means. |
Primary Target |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 35 Aborted - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Returned To Base - 1 Flight Completed - 1 |
Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑3441⇗ | Strong, Bert F ⇗ | Returned To Base | Assembly aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31484⇗ | Herzog, John Henry ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑32106⇗ | Johnstone, William Andrew ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37982⇗ | Durdin, Larkin Clayton ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38013⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97150. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38014⇗ | Gibson, James Allen ⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97072⇗ | Seidlein, George H ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97142⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑97150⇗ | Bennett, John R ⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑38013. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97204⇗ | Soester, Wilbur Leroy ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | Tracy, Edward Hanks ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97263⇗ | Goodrick, Gene Robert ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | Hunt, John Hardy ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97320⇗ | Melzar, Raymond Augustus ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97574⇗ | Kelsay, Omar Frank ⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing lead. PFF ship provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97941⇗ | Morris, Gordon (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97948⇗ | Myrick, Kenneth D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97960⇗ | Shelley, John K ⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102430⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102459⇗ | Thompson, Paul W ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | Strand, Robert Earl ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102501⇗ | Clements, Ben Hill ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102518⇗ | Young, Daniel Monroe ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102601⇗ | Davis, L K (IO) ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102617⇗ | Teehan, John Francis ⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard ⇗ | Completed Mission | High group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102933⇗ | Peck, Harland K ⇗ | Completed Mission | High group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102959⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑107058⇗ | LeDonne, Edward George ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107083⇗ | Peterson, John Wright ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107148⇗ | Liebert, Jack Louis ⇗ | Aborted | Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Turned back due to #4 supercharger failure. Right main landing gear collapsed following a hard landing. Aircraft was damaged but crew were not injured. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Hughes, Robert Davis ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37822⇗ | Toler, Harold Morton ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Billie Barnard ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37870⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin ⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37917⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37990⇗ | Parker, George Frederick ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38016⇗ | Dodson, Lee White ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6080⇗ | Sweeney, Ned Hardy ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Farra, Robert Leslie ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6135⇗ | Kass, Robert Hiler ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6141⇗ | Combs, William Felix ⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6149⇗ | Neville, Harry Walter ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6294⇗ | Maxey, Jesse Edward ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |