384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 223

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 9 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 223, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 707
Tactical Support Mission
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division with the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. Bombs were aimed using Gee-H equipment and were released on the primary target. The high squadron required a second bomb run, due to traffic conflict, and as a result, returned to Grafton Underwood alone.
Primary Target Target: Ground Installations
Type: Military
Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 37
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

44 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⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑32106⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97150.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗McNamara, John Gordon⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Milne, Alexander Dallas⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37843.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑102449⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionGee-H ship. Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st BG personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Blankenmeyer, William J⇗Completed MissionDeputy division lead. Gee-H ship. Led group on bomb run.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97251.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38542⇗Bills, Edgar L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Hulcher, Donald Lawrence ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38750⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38842⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship, loaned by the 303rd BG, with 384th crew. Led Squadron on bomb run, but had to make a second run because of conflicting traffic.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Heubner, Emil J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Carnes, Joe Ross⇗Completed MissionDivision lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗Abbott, Edward William⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Somers, James Lowell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗