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Mission # 184

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 25 August 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 184, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 570
Luftwaffe Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, the high group being supplied by the 303rd BG from Molesworth, Station 107. Visibility was good in the target area, and visual bombing results were excellent. Our lead bombardier, 1st Lt. Robert P. Mechling, finding his assigned aim point obliterated, wisely shifted his sights to the next untouched group of facilities and destroyed them.
Primary Target Target: Airfield & Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Anklam, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 24
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

28 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
42‑31484Johnstone, William AndrewCompleted MissionHigh section lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑37822Hepler, Wilbur DavidCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38013[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑39888[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97251.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97142Pranger, Nicholas VincentCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Lindberg, Gilbert RCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97204Carnes, Joe RossCompleted MissionLow group hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Hughes, Robert DavisCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy, low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Green, Loren LesterCompleted MissionHigh section deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510Hale, Kenneth OliverCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97521Peters, Lloyd ArmanCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824Durdin, Larkin ClaytonCompleted MissionLow group lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97986Vinnedge, Roy AlanCompleted MissionWing lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430Hunt, John HardyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Hassing, Eugene TheronCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102566Chadwick, James WoodrowCompleted MissionHigh section deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107057Hanlon, Ernest EdwardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107058[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6294.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Salley, Thomas RaysorCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107121[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37703Patella, Joseph DavidCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37713Brookshire, James DCompleted MissionLead group hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37822Reed, William MarcusCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Martin, Donald FrancisCompleted MissionHigh section lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38016Toler, Harold MortonCompleted MissionLow group deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38213Blankenmeyer, William JCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6294Cepits, Francis FrederickCompleted MissionLead group hot camera ship. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107058.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8007Peterson, John WrightCompleted MissionWing deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT