Mission # 171

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	4 August 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations > Mission 514: 1,307 bombers and 746 fighters are dispatched to strategic targets in Germany; 15 bombers are lost: >> Air Task Force 1. Of 358 B-17s, 181 hit Hamburg oil refineries, 50 hit Bremen oil refineries, 23 hit Nordhof Airfield, 22 hit Ostend, Belgium coastal defenses, 14 hit Einswarden and 7 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 0-4-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 8 B-17s are lost, 8 damaged beyond repair and 196 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 8 WIA and 63 MIA. Escort is provided by 234 P-47s and P-51s; they claim 38-1-5 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 9-0-1 on the ground; 2 P-47s and 3 P-51s are lost (pilots are MIA) and 2 P-47s and 2 P-51s are damaged. >> Air Task Force 2. Of 425 B-17s, 221 hit Peenemunde, 110 hit Anklam Airfield and 70 hit Anklam aircraft factories; they claim 1-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17s are lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 94 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 2 WIA and 40 MIA. Escort is provided by 223 of 250 P-51s; they claim 4-0-4 Luftwaffe aircraft on the ground; 9 P-51s are lost (pilots are MIA) and 1 is damaged beyond repair; 1 pilot is KIA. >> Air Task Force 3. Of 446 B-24s, 148 hit Rostock aviation factories, 89 hit Kiel, 88 hit Schwerin aviation factories, 71 hit Wismar aviation factories, 12 hit Schlutup, 11 hit Warien and 1 hits a target of opportunity; 4 B-24s are lost and 114 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 2 WIA and 40 MIA. Escort is provided by 209 P-38s and P-51s; 1 P-51 is lost and 1 P-38 is damaged; 1 pilot is KIA. >> Air Task Force 4. Of 78 B-24s, 39 hit Husum Airfield and 29 hit Hemmingstedt/Heide oil refinery without loss. >> Mission 515: The first APHRODITE mission is flown using 4 radio-controlled war weary B-17s as flying bombs; targets are Mimoyecques, Siracourt, Watten, and Wizernes V-weapon sites but none are hit; 1 drone B-17 crashes killing 1 crew. Escort is provided by 16 P-47s and 16 P-51s. > Mission 516: In France, 154 B-17s and 36 fighters are dispatched to hit V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais and coastal defenses at Middelkerke and Gravelines: >> Air Task Force 1. Of 95 B-24s, 24 hit the Pas de Calais, 12 hit Achiet Airfield, 11 hit Gravelines, 11 hit Middelkerke, 6 hit Lens marshalling yard and 6 hit Villy/Montigne marshalling yard; 17 B-24s are damaged. >> Air Task Force 2. Of 59 B-17s, 13 hit targets of opportunity, 12 hit Lille/Vendeville Airfield and 11 hit a bridge at Gravelines; 12 B-17s are damaged. >> Escort for the two groups above is provided by 35 P-47s and P-51s. > 67 of 69 P-47s fly a fighter-bomber mission against Plantlunne Airfield; they claim 30-0-5 aircraft on the ground; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA), 1 is damaged beyond repair and 8 damaged. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 171, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 514 V-Weapon Laboratory Attacked Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The long haul to Peenemünde on the Baltic - over 10 hours total flying time - was rewarded with visual bombing conditions at the primary target. Crews felt that the target area was well hit.
Primary Target	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3 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	1944-08-04, High Group Lead, J. Shelley, J.McCartney⇗ 1944-08-04, Low Group Lead, J. Hines, W. Combs⇗ 1944-08-04, Wing Lead, G. Stallings, Q. Wilson⇗

42 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
42‑31222⇗	Herzog, John Henry⇗	Completed Mission	High Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗	McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗	Rainey, Harry Wesley⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑38014⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑38208⇗	Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗	Bean, Donald W⇗	Completed Mission	High Group Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗	Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗	Soester, Wilbur Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗	Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗	Hepler, Wilbur David⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗	Groff, Richard Hubert⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97699⇗	Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Lead. PFF Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97941⇗	[N/A]	Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑97960⇗	McCartney, James Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	High Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗	Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Deputy. PFF Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗	Martin, Donald Francis⇗	Completed Mission	High Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗	Maggart, Richard Lee⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗	Neville, Harry Walter⇗	Completed Mission	High Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗	Clements, Ben Hill⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗	Hunt, John Hardy⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗	Hulcher, Donald Lawrence ⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	High Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗	Davis, L K (IO)⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗	Shwery, Arthur John⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗	Combs, William Felix⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102959⇗	Norton, Paul E⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗	Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. One bomb dropped between IP and target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗	Hanlon, Ernest Edward⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗	Peterson, John Wright⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗	Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗	Dodson, Lee White⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗	Mead, Frank Willard⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗	Wood, Rodney J⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37822⇗	Strong, Bert Franklin⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗	Wismer, Richard Glen⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗	Green, Loren Lester⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37990⇗	Mock, John Montague⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗	Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗	Farra, Robert Leslie⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗	Maxey, Jesse Edward⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗	Toler, Harold Morton⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8011⇗	Dudock, Edward Peter⇗	Completed Mission	High Group Deputy and Hot Camera Ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗