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Mission # 216

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 30 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 216, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 693
Primary Spared - Secondary Bombed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group for today's mission. Dense clouds again cloaked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen. The Group attacked the PFF secondary target instead.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-10-30, Group Lead, PFF Ship, T. Milton, C. Bishop⇗

43 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
42‑37822⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Nicholson, Gilbert Orin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Wyatt, William Glenn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97824⇗Toler, Harold Morton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Evans, Hugh Legar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Springsted, Donald George⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102661⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38542⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38750⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Sine, George Henning⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Heubner, Emil J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6141⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Bishop, Charles W⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Herzog, John Henry⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗