Mission # 231

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 27 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 231, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 727
Weather Cooperates
The 384th provided three squadrons forming the lead group of the 41st Bomb Wing A Wing. A Gee-H bombing run was started at the IP, but the weather changed to CAVU leaving enough time to complete a visual bomb run. Results were deemed 'very good.'
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
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
42‑37822Galiano, Joe VincentCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38013McNamara, John GordonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Jackson, Oakley HomerCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97263Mumper, Benjamin RoyceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271Weaver, Paul HansonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97320DeFrancesco, John JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97960Abbott, William HCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027Cline, Walter WilliamCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102459Hoppen, Jack StewartCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Duesler, Donald BartonSpare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102501McLean, William SCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102518Abbott, Edward WilliamCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102661Freiman, Peter PaulCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102933O'Donnell, Phillip JohnCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6109.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Causa, Raymond (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37703Fleshman, Warren GrayCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Starr, William GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37843Klatt, Merton DaleSpare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Zink, Joseph DarrellAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; #3 prop feathered.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38062Orr, James WallaceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38501Brookshire, James DCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548LeDonne, Edward GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38616Mohler, John GrigsbyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38673Hicks, Kenneth DelmontCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38678Herring, Harold FCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38750Evans, Hugh LegarCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38757[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off SORTIE REPORT
43‑38766Salley, Thomas RaysorCompleted MissionLanded away at White Waltham with two engines out; reason unknown.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38800Smith, Jack MCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38801Gilmore, James RobsonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38823Mayner, John RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6105Heubner, Emil JCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6109[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102933.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6141McKone, Joseph FrancisCompleted MissionFlew entire mission but could not drop bombs: bomb bay doors would not open either electrically or manually. Bomb load returned to base.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6476Rummel, Brian DunnCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6514Sienkiewicz, Edward AlfredCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6592Owens, Robert ClareCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8007Davis, L K (IO)Completed MissionGroup lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8216[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8221Gross, Kenneth EugeneCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead: PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8409McDaniel, Clifford FranklinCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT