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Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Mission Date | 19 December 1944 |
| 384th Mission |
Mission Number 241
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| 8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 756 |
| Mission Comments |
Weather Reduces Force The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew only twelve of the planned thirty-nine aircraft on today's mission. After the first twelve took off (all squadron leads and deputies, and six aircraft of the lead squadron), Wing advised Group of a 30 minute delay, so remaining aircraft were held on the ground. A heavy fog settled in preventing any further takeoffs, so the twelve aircraft already airborne completed the mission. On return they were diverted to Swansea, Wales, landing at RAF Fairwood Common. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 14 Scrubbed - 28 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Flight Completed - 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31484⇗ | Warner, Henry L | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑32106⇗ | Touton, William F | Scrubbed | Low Squadron flying spare. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Ultcht, John P | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Mumper, Benjamin R | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97150⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer | Scrubbed | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Backman, Glenn Elmer | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Fleshman, Warren Gray | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | McLean, William S | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
| 42‑97824⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Landed away at RAF Tangmere, West Sussex. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Kramer, William Leo | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102430⇗ | Martin, Donald Francis | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified. Landed away at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Milligan, George Robert | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102500⇗ | Festersen, John C | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles P | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay | Scrubbed | Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 351st BG for today's mission. Manned by 351st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Landed away at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97320. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37703⇗ | Fisher, Robert Jeremy | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Starr, William George | Scrubbed | Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Rex, Kenneth M | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Herring, Harold F | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft. |
| 43‑38262⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Brookshire, James D | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | Walker, Jay F | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Shelley, John K | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Weisenberg, Leonard | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Storey, Wallace Arnold | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Klatt, Merton D | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38850⇗ | Hoppen, Jack Stewart | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38927⇗ | McKone, Joseph F | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E | Scrubbed | High Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Weideman, Dennis Archer | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Kinkead, Robert M | Scrubbed | Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop | Scrubbed | High Squadron flying spare. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Woodworth, John Dempster | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6592⇗ | Abbott, William H | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Loaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report. Landed away at RAF Predannack, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8221⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Cook, Raymond D | Scrubbed | High Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. [N.B.: The 546th loading list for this mission does not list crews who did not take off.] SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |