| Mission Date | 17 September 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 195, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 637
Tactical Support Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was tasked to provide six squadrons, A thru F, for today's mission against tactical targets in The Netherlands in support of ground troops. These squadrons formed two groups which flew to their target areas. The first group (A, B, and C squadrons) attacked a single assigned target at Eindhoven, the C squadron having to make a second bomb run because the bombardier had the bomb rack selector switch OFF on the first run, so bombs did not release. The other group was assigned targets near 's Hertogenbosch. The D Squadron attacked its assigned target and the E Squadron attacked its own assigned target. The F Squadron did not attack because the Bombardier was unable to pick up the target on the first run: a second bomb run was considered but not attempted because they would not have been able to comply with the bombing deadline of 1130 hrs. All squadrons returned to base independently.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 33 Scrubbed - 1 Failed To Return - 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31222⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Completed Mission | F Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31484⇗ | Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑32106⇗ | Bean, Donald W⇗ | Completed Mission | F Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37982⇗ | Combs, William Felix⇗ | Completed Mission | F Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38013⇗ | Rowe, George B⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38014⇗ | Henderson, William Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | E Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Carnes, Joe Ross⇗ | Completed Mission | F Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Duesler, Donald Barton⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97282⇗ | Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Hunt, John Hardy⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97941⇗ | Herzog, John Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102449⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron Lead. Major Richard P Barry, Jr, from 41st CBW on board as an observer. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ | Completed Mission | E Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑37971. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby⇗ | Completed Mission | E Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102933⇗ | Cline, Walter William⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107057⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107083⇗ | Clements, Ben Hill⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Davis, L K (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | D Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | Green, Loren Lester⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Farra, Robert Leslie⇗ | Completed Mission | E Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37822⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | Completed Mission | E Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102518. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37990⇗ | Skehan, Joseph Lynne⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Reed, William Marcus⇗ | Completed Mission | B Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare⇗ | Completed Mission | A Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | C Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8011⇗ | Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗ | Failed To Return | F Squadron lead. At 1122 hrs, prior to the IP, a direct flak burst hit the #2 engine, and the right wing caught fire. The aircraft exploded shortly before or on hitting the ground. Crashed near Liege, Belgium. MACR 10197 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |