| Mission Date | 9 December 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 237, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 743
Daimler Factory Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), 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 - 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⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1944-12-09,Group Lead, A. bean, J. Walker⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | [PILOT TBD] | Completed Mission | The 384th Bomb Group provided a PFF/Gee-H Navigator to the 388th Bomb Group, who was assigned to the Wing Deputy Lead aircraft: the aircraft and the remainder of the crew were provided by other groups. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31484⇗ | Rose, Gerald Dale⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102518. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑32106⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37822⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Warner, Henry L⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back; #1 feathered and #2 prop ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97150⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Brookshire, James D⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97263⇗ | Woodworth, John Dempster⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Weideman, Dennis Archer⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102500⇗ | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | McLean, William S⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102933⇗ | Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107083⇗ | Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Starr, William George⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Holmes, George W⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | Hartness, Joseph George⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Herring, Harold F⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Klatt, Merton Dale⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Assumed lead after the lead aaircraft developed engine trouble and cound not keep up with formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38823⇗ | Fahr, John (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Walker, Jay F⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. Feathered #3 engine bout 3 minutes after bombs away; relinquished lead to deputy and returned to base alone. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8216⇗ | Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship (no Gee-H Navigator on today's crew). Capt Ulrey intended to release on group lead, but his bombardier 'picked up the target visually, and made a visual run.' SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |