| Mission Date | 8 September 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 189, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 611
Target Visible at Last Minute The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing C Wing. There were broken clouds near the target area but, at the last minute, sufficient clear areas opened allowing the Norden bombsight to be used. The primary target was bombed using visual sighting, with good results.
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| Primary Target |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 30 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Returned Early - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 6 Aborted - 4 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31484⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High group flying spare; joined formation, but turned back because he could not keep up with formation due to two supercharger failures; bombs returned to base. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37982⇗ | Carnes, Joe Ross⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38013⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead group flying spare; returned as briefed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38014⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97142⇗ | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Clements, Ben Hill⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97263⇗ | Mock, John Montague⇗ | Completed Mission | Returned with #2 engine feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97282⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Brodie, James Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Buslee, John Oliver⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97521⇗ | Chadwick, James Woodrow⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | Completed Mission | PFF ship. Wing deputy. Returned with #3 feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Allred, Frank Lavon⇗ | Completed Mission | High group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑98000⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑102500⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back due to failure of #4 engine - lost propellor in flight. Bombs jettisoned in Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102601⇗ | Brookshire, James D⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Patella, Joseph David⇗ | Returned Early | On bomb run, #4 engine exhaust stack blew; jettisoned bombs before target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107057⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107058⇗ | Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107083⇗ | Duesler, Donald Barton⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low group flying spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Cline, Walter William⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | Returned Early | Hot camera ship. Unable to drop bombs due to failure of bomb release mechanism. Returned bombs to base. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37713⇗ | Davis, L K (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Green, Loren Lester⇗ | Completed Mission | #1 engine failed at start of bomb run; bombs jettisoned just past IP. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37822⇗ | Toler, Harold Morton⇗ | Completed Mission | High group deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Johnstone, William Andrew⇗ | Completed Mission | Brakes out on landing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37990⇗ | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | Returned Early | Lost formation because he was following element lead (who was aborting); returned bombs to base. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38213⇗ | Combs, William Felix⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6080⇗ | Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6135⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6141⇗ | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back due to #1 supercharger failure. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6294⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin⇗ | Completed Mission | PFF ship. Wing lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8011⇗ | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed with wounded aboard. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |