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Mission # 187

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 3 September 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 187, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 602
Chemical Works Attacked
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Previous Mission
Thirty-six aircraft of the 384th BG flew as the 41st CBW C Wing and all aircraft attacked the primary target, a chemical works at Ludwigshaven, Germany. All aircraft, in combat wing formation released their bombs at 250-foot intervals on the Wing PFF aircraft.
Primary Target Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

43 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
42‑31484⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Johnstone, William Andrew⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship, low Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Levine, Max (NMI)⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship, high Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Bills, Edgar L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Cline, Walter William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Carnes, Joe Ross⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38014.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Chadwick, James Woodrow⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Neville, Harry Walter⇗Completed MissionPFF ship. Low Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑98000⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102459⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedHigh Squadron
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Dodson, Lee White⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Malone, John James⇗Completed MissionLead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑38014. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Blankenmeyer, William J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37822⇗Patella, Joseph David⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship, lead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Minor, Henry W⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship. Wing deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Buslee, John Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38213⇗Reed, William Marcus⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship. Low Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Farra, Robert Leslie⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6294⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Keate, Richard Clifford⇗Completed MissionPFF ship. Wing lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Peck, Harland Kenneth⇗Completed MissionPFF ship. High Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8011⇗Soester, Wilbur Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗