Mission # 214

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 19 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 214, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 683
Tank Factory Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. The lead and high squadrons attacked the primary target using Gee-H, while the low squadron attacked the PFF aim point of the same target, using PFF because the Gee-H equipment failed.
Primary Target Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

40 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⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑32106⇗Johnstone, William Andrew⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑37822⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑38013⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑39888⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare. Joined the lead Squadron.
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42‑97251⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑97282⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97309⇗Rose, Gerald Dale⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑97320⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑97510⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97824⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron, Group Deputy. Gee-H ship. Took over at IP and led Squadron on bomb run.
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42‑98000⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑98034⇗Henderson, William Vincent⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship. Due to failure of Gee-H equipment on deputy, led attack on PFF secondary target.
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42‑102430⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑102449⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Took over at IP and led Squadron on bomb run.
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42‑102459⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102518⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑102566⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑102661⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑107125⇗Cline, Walter William⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Equipment failed prior to bomb run, causing Squadron to attack secondary PFF target.
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42‑107148⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6135.
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43‑37917⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6512.
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43‑37971⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑38016⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
43‑38062⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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43‑38542⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑38616⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑38678⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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43‑38747⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑38752⇗Heubner, Emil Junior⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑38757⇗Sine, George Henning⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38766⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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44‑6109⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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44‑6135⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148.
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44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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44‑6512⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37917.
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44‑8007⇗Koch, Robert Bruce⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy at IP to attack using Gee-H.
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44‑8256⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship loaned by 303rd BG. Callsign EAVESDROP-Y.
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44‑8409⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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44‑8430⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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