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Mission # 197

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 21 September 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 197, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 644
Mainz Railroad Targets Bombed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the B Wing of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The 379th Bombardment Group (H) provided six aircraft to make up the low squadron of the high group. Sufficient visibility was available in the primary target area to accomplish an attack by visual means.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 30
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 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 1944-09-21, Wing Lead, R. Thacker, J. LaBoda⇗

36 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⇗Martin, Donald Francis⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead group
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedHigh group
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLow group
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Brodie, James Joseph⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗Completed MissionLow group lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97948⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97960⇗Bean, Donald W⇗Completed MissionHigh (composite) group deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗Kass, Robert Hiler⇗Completed MissionWing deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102500⇗Cline, Walter William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Reed, William Marcus⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionHigh (composite) group lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Abbott, Edward William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37822⇗Toler, Harold Morton⇗Completed MissionLow group deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37990⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Combs, William Felix⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Hulcher, Donald Lawrence ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Norton, Paul E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6294⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗Completed MissionWing lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗