384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 168

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 31 July 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 168, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 507
Munich Again
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing as the tenth group of 12 on today's mission. The visual primary target was obscured by clouds that prevented visual bombing, so the wing proceeded to attack the PFF primary target.
Primary Target Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flight Completed - 2
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Scrubbed - 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 Low Group Lead, M. Booska, J. Bahten⇗

44 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
42‑3441⇗Keate, Richard Clifford⇗Flight CompletedAssembly Aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗Liebert, Jack Louis⇗Completed MissionHigh Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Johnstone, William Andrew⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Neville, Harry Walter⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6149.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗Maxey, Jesse Edward⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102459.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed MissionLow Group Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Maggart, Richard Lee⇗Completed MissionLead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Lead Aircraft; replaced 43‑37822.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Halloran, Kenneth Martin⇗Completed MissionLow Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97072⇗Allred, Frank Lavon⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedHigh Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Completed MissionLead Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Norton, Paul E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97574⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Completed MissionWing Lead. PFF aircraft provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97699⇗Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗Completed MissionWing Deputy, PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97941⇗Morris, Gordon (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Group Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Bahten, John Irwin⇗Completed MissionLow Group Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed MissionHigh Group Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37822.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Vinnedge, Roy Alan⇗Completed MissionHigh Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Young, Daniel Monroe⇗Completed MissionHigh Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗Davis, L K (IO)⇗Completed MissionLead Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Henderson, William Vincent⇗Completed MissionHigh Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Melzar, Raymond Augustus⇗Completed MissionLead Group Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Peck, Harland Kenneth⇗Flight CompletedWeather Aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102959⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLow Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Completed MissionLow Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed MissionLow Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Dodson, Lee White⇗Completed MissionLead Group Hot Camera Ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37822⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38014.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionLow Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Farra, Robert Leslie⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37990⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionLow Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Patella, Joseph David⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Bean, Donald W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed MissionHigh Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗Completed MissionLead Group, Low Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6149⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37788.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗