| Mission Date | 7 October 1944 |
| 384th Mission |
Mission Number 207
|
| 8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 669 |
| Mission Comments |
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 21 Failed To Return - 1 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4 Landed In Allied Territory - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑37788⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin R ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare. Joined high Squadron (91st BG). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37822⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑38013⇗ | Levine, Max (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97263⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97521⇗ | Fahr, John ⇗ | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Springsted, Donald George ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102449⇗ | Neville, Harry Walter ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Peters, Lloyd A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | Farra, Robert Leslie ⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | Turned back, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert ⇗ | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. Bomb doors had to be manually opened and closed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Green, Loren Lester ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Johnstone, William A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38262⇗ | Bills, Edgar L ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | LeDonne, Edward George ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Hale, Kenneth Oliver ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38615⇗ | Orr, James Wallace ⇗ | Landed in Allied Territory | At 1100 hrs in the vicinity of [Bad] Iburg, aircraft was hit by flak and peeled off from formation with #2 wing tank smoking and leaking; last seen over Osnabrück with wheels down and under control; no chutes; landed in allied territory, near Brussels, with all crew safe. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Goodrick, Gene Robert ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6135⇗ | Cornair, Russell John ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6141⇗ | Patella, Joseph David ⇗ | Completed Mission | Released bombs late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6294⇗ | Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO) ⇗ | Failed to Return | At 1236 hrs over Ruhland, lost part control of aircraft over target after being hit by flak: co-pilot was killed instantly, and pilot mortally wounded. He peeled off from formation under control after bombing target and left formation; ship appeared to be in good condition; no chutes observed but crew did bail out (except for the pilots); crashed near Ruhland, Germany; MACR 9365 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Hassing, Eugene Theron ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6512⇗ | Norton, Paul E ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Toler, Harold Morton ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Bahten, John Irwin ⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |