Mission Date | 11 December 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 238
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8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 746 |
Mission Comments |
Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H. |
Primary Target |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 45 Aborted - 2 Scrubbed - 2 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⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑37822⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer ⇗ | Aborted | Low Squadron, D Group. Hot camera ship. Turned back at 1104 hrs due to #4 engine failure SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97263⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin Royce ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | Backman, Glenn Elmer ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Gilbert, Stanley Milton ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy, B Group. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97960⇗ | Woodworth, John Dempster ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98000⇗ | Kramer, William Leo ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102430⇗ | Milligan, George Robert ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, B Group, Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Galiano, Joe V ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | Somers, James Lowell ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron, B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102501⇗ | McLean, William S ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102518⇗ | Rex, Kenneth Monroe ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | McKone, Joseph F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102661⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102933⇗ | Hale, Kenneth Oliver ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107083⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑107125⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Aborted | Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107148⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97309. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Starr, William George ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37917⇗ | Zink, Joseph D ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37971⇗ | Wismer, Richard Glen ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Hassing, Eugene Theron ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38616⇗ | Walker, Jay F ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy, B Group. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38630⇗ | Rowe, George B ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy, D Group. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Herring, Harold F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38721⇗ | Holmes, George W ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | Klatt, Merton D ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Abbott, William H ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38801⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38823⇗ | Fahr, John (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38850⇗ | Hoppen, Jack Stewart ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38927⇗ | Ultcht, John P ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | Weideman, Dennis Archer ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Touton, William F ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Rummel, Brian Dunn ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron, B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6592⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron, D Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | Herzog, John Henry ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Dropped bombs using PFF. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8008⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
44‑8211⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Released bombs on group leader. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8216⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead, B Group. PFF and Gee-H ship. Bombed independently using Gee-H. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8221⇗ | Parker, George Frederick ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead D Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Because the group leader did not climb over clouds at French coast, this Squadron continued on its own to the IP and target, attacking by Gee-H. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8421⇗ | Brookshire, James D ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8430⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron, B Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |