Mission # 217

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 1 November 1944
384th Mission
Mission Number 217
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Mission Comments Two Squadrons Hit Primary
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division and the 41st CBW Wing formation in the A Group position. The Lead and high squadrons completed a Gee-H attack on the primary as planned. The low group's Gee-H equipment failed prior to arriving at the primary IP, so it flew directly to the secondary target IP and attacked that target using PFF.
Primary Target Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
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⇗

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
42‑32106⇗Herring, Harold FCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Sine, George HenningCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗McKone, Joseph FCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward AlfredCompleted MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Mock, John MontagueCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Mayner, John RobertFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Springsted, Donald GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑97320⇗DeFrancesco, John JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Martin, Donald FrancisCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship. Led Squadron in PFF attack on secondary target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Mohler, John GrigsbyCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Took over lead and led Squadron in Gee-H attack on primary.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97941⇗Johnstone, William ACompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Gee-H equipment failed before primary IP, so this aircraft was not able to lead the Squadron to attack the primary target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗McNamara, John GordonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Bills, Edgar LCompleted MissionDivision Deputy. Gee-H ship. Returned early due to material failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Evans, Hugh LegarCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
43‑37917⇗Wismer, Richard GlenCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		Lead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
43‑38062⇗Freiman, Peter PaulCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Tracy, Edward HanksCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Clements, Ben HillFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Goodrick, Gene RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Doran, William ElmerCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace ArnoldCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Green, Loren LesterCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Somers, James LowellCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38750⇗Rice, Robert ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
43‑38766⇗Salley, Thomas RaysorCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Mumper, Benjamin RCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James RobsonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Holmes, George WCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Farnsworth, Reuben JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinnaird, William RobertCompleted MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗Keller, Marion WayneFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Fleshman, Warren GrayCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian DunnCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Wyatt, William GlennCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Cline, Walter WCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship. Relinquished lead to deputy for the Gee-H bomb run on the primary: resumed lead for return to base.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Carnes, Joe RossCompleted MissionDivision lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Brookshire, James DCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗