| Mission Date | 14 August 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 180, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 552
Airfield Bombed The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Continuing to apply pressure on the Luftwaffe's defense capability, the 384th added its bombs to those of other combat wings. All three groups (lead, high, low) hit their assigned aim points with satisfactory accuracy, bringing victory closer.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 35 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Aborted - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1944-08-14, Low Group Lead, G. Sammons, W. Fairfield⇗ 1944-08-14, High Group Lead, J. Shelley, J. McCartney⇗ 1944-08-14, Wing Lead, W. Travis, R. Vinnedge⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31484⇗ | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Levine, Max (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | High group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Completed Mission | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Hepler, Wilbur David⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97142⇗ | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97150⇗ | Rowe, George B⇗ | Completed Mission | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97204⇗ | Bennett, John R⇗ | Completed Mission | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97282⇗ | Patella, Joseph David⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low group. Turned back with a broken exhaust stack in #3 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Cline, Walter William⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97557⇗ | Vinnedge, Roy Alan⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing lead. PFF ship. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat wing commander. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Lindberg, Gilbert R⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102430⇗ | Robertson, Vernon Merrill⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102449⇗ | McCartney, James Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | High group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on return, for unknown reasons. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Hunt, John Hardy⇗ | Completed Mission | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102566⇗ | Wood, Rodney J⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102601⇗ | Green, Loren Lester⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Henderson, William Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Fairfield, William Adelbert⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102933⇗ | Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107058⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107083⇗ | Malone, John James⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Davis, L K (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑37822⇗ | Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. Originally assigned to Johnstone as low group flying spare; replaced 42‑97251. Apparently this was due to the limited availability of ground spares. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Bean, Donald W⇗ | Completed Mission | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Farra, Robert Leslie⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37990⇗ | Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6080⇗ | Neville, Harry Walter⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | High group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6135⇗ | Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ | Completed Mission | High section deputy, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6141⇗ | Combs, William Felix⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6294⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | High section lead, low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8011⇗ | Soester, Wilbur Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, high group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |