| Mission Date | 18 October 1944 |
| 384th Mission Number |
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| 8th Air Force Mission Number | 682 |
| Mission Comments |
Weather Challenges Crews The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target so each squadron started a Gee-H bomb run - in each case the Gee-H equipment failed, so the deputy had to take over with PFF (radar), with varying results. The lead and low squadron deputies did not have enough time to take over on the initial bomb run, so they turned and attacked the PFF secondary. The high squadron was able to complete the attack on the primary on the first run. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 28 Aborted - 6 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 5 Landed In Allied Territory - 2 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Green, Loren L | Aborted | High squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Galiano, Joe V | Completed Mission | Low squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Salley, Thomas R | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Klatt, Merton D | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97282⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Doran, William Elmer | Aborted | High squadron. Aborted due to faulty prop governor. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97521⇗ | Fahr, John | Landed in Allied Territory | High squadron. Soon after bombs away, this aircraft started to drop back from formation under control, and continued to drop back until out of sight; returned to base and resumed combat missions after seven weeks. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | Dudock, Edward P | Completed Mission | Group deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-H equipment failed, but too late to bomb primary. Led squadron to attack secondary by PFF. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Toler, Harold M | Completed Mission | Low squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Smith, Jack M | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Orr, James W | Completed Mission | Low squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102500⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | Clements, Ben H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Kinnaird, William Robert | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102566⇗ | Herring, Harold F | Completed Mission | High squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Duesler, Donald B | Aborted | Turned back with #3 engine out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead Gee-H ground spare aircraft. |
| 43‑37703⇗ | McKone, Joseph F | Aborted | Turned back during formation assembly; landed at Waterbeach; reported an engine on fire. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver | Landed in Allied Territory | Landed in allied territory due to battle damage and low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Hunt, John H | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Holmes, George W | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | High squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis | Completed Mission | High squadron lead. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Fleshman, Warren Gray | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38262⇗ | Neville, Harry Walter | Completed Mission | Group lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. Force-landed on continent with battle damage and low fuel; abandoned aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38542⇗ | Mock, John Montague | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | LeDonne, Edward G | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑38750⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Keller, Marion W | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard | Completed Mission | High squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6141⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph | Completed Mission | Lead squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Rummel, Brian D | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Johnstone, William A | Completed Mission | High squadron deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-H equipment failed; completed attack on primary target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Gilbert, Stanley M | Completed Mission | Low squadron deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-h equipment failed, but too late to bomb primary. Led squadron to attack secondary by PFF. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8047⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF ground spare aircraft. |
| 44‑8409⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin R | Aborted | Lead group hot camera ship. Aborted due to oxygen regulator trouble SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Cepits, Francis F | Aborted | Turned back; aircraft would not climb to altitude. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |