Mission # 240

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 18 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 240, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 754
Weather Challenges The Plan
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds to above 29,500 feet, and an inoperative Gee-H ground station, forced the Group to bypass the primary target and attack the PFF secondary. Air traffic conflict forced the Group to do a 360° turn at the IP. A technical failure on the bomb run forced the high group to go around on a second run, which was accomplished successfully. The Group could not reassemble after bombing because of the weather conditions, so all squadrons returned to base separately.
Primary Target Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Coblenz, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Landed In Allied Territory - 2
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-12-18, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, M. Booska, J. Carnes⇗

47 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
42‑37822⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Flight CompletedGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97150. Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97309.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37822.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryLanded at A-84 (Chievres, Belgium) due to low fuel; returned the next day.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionReplaced 43‑38757, possibly in planning rather than on the flight line.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Spare, Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑38013. Low Squadron Flying Spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97960⇗Molder, Charles Richard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Somers, James Lowell⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron; released bombs one minute late.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗McLean, William S⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Weisenberg, Leonard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Cook, Raymond D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 92nd BG for today's mission. Manned by 92nd personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38262⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
43‑38501⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97263, possibly in planning rather than on the flight line.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Gregg, William G⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryLanded at A-84 (Chievres, Belgium) due to low fuel; returned the next day.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Touton, William Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38850⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38927⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Carnes, Joe Ross⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Because an inverter went out in the PFF equipment on the first run, they were forced to make a second PFF run which was completed without difficulty.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8216⇗Bills, Edgar L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8221⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF & Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8430⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗