2022 REUNION
IN ARLINGTON, VA
OCTOBER 19-23

Mission # 241

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 19 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 241, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 756
Weather Reduces Force
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Previous Mission
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
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 28
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

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
42‑31484⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Touton, William F⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLow 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 Preston⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLead 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 OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗McLean, William S⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid 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.]
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42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97824⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned 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 OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Martin, Donald Francis⇗Flight CompletedWeather 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 OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid 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.]
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42‑102501⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid 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.]
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42‑102518⇗Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLow Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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42‑107125⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned 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 MissionGround 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 OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Starr, William George⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLow 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 OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
43‑38262⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed MissionLow 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 OffDid 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.]
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43‑38616⇗Walker, Jay F⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Shelley, John K⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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43‑38673⇗Weisenberg, Leonard⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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43‑38752⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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43‑38850⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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43‑38927⇗McKone, Joseph F⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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43‑38994⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffHigh 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.]
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44‑6105⇗Weideman, Dennis Archer⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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44‑6109⇗Kinkead, Robert M⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffDid not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
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44‑6476⇗Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffHigh 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.]
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44‑6514⇗Woodworth, John Dempster⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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44‑8007⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned 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 MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8221⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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44‑8430⇗Cook, Raymond D⇗Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffHigh 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 ⇗