Mission Date | 6 November 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 221
|
8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 704 |
Mission Comments |
Attack on Oil The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone. |
Primary Target |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Scrubbed - 1 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 |
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 |
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42‑31484⇗ | Brookshire, James D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Klatt, Merton D ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37822⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38062. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Milne, Alexander Dale ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97263⇗ | McNamara, John Gordon ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | Backman, Glenn Elmer ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97282⇗ | McKone, Joseph F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Herring, Harold F ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Salley, Thomas Raysor ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Led Squadron on bomb run (two bomb runs). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98000⇗ | Galiano, Joe V ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102449⇗ | Dudock, Edward Peter ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron deputy. Led Squadron on bomb run. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Fleshman, Warren Gray ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102501⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102661⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102933⇗ | Hale, Kenneth Oliver ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107125⇗ | Hunt, John Hardy ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Drake, William Bright ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑37917⇗ | Holmes, George W ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37971⇗ | Starr, William George ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38198⇗ | Cline, Walter W ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship provided by 379th BG, flown by 384th crew. Call-sign Nightgar-Z. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38542⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38588⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38616⇗ | Tracy, Edward Hanks ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Doran, William Elmer ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38721⇗ | Storey, Wallace Arnold ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38750⇗ | Wehrheim, Francis Walter ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Harter, David Smuck ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38766⇗ | Walker, Jay F ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Majeske, Charles Paul ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38801⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | Heubner, Emil J ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6512⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
44‑8008⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8211⇗ | Davis, L K (IO) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8409⇗ | Fahr, John ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |