Mission Date | 27 December 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 244
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8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 764 |
Mission Comments |
Tactical Support For Troops The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany. |
Primary Target |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 34 Failed To Return - 1 Aborted - 1 Scrubbed - 4 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 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 |
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42‑31484⇗ | Erickson, Stanley Wallace ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑32106⇗ | MacDonald, Ranald H ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107083. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38013⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6105. High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | Abbott, William H ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | Holmes, George W ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Miley, Harold L ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97320⇗ | Ultcht, John P ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97592⇗ | Keller, Marion Wayne ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. Turned over lead of Squadron to deputy at the IP for a Gee-H run. The Gee-H failed about 2/3 of the way to the target and Parker resumed the lead and attempted to complete the attack visually, but was unable to. They then attempted to complete a second run visually, which was unsuccessful because conditions prevented identification of the target, so they moved on to the secondary, using PFF with visual assist. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38016. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98000⇗ | Fisher, Robert Jeremy ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102430⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6514. High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Wyatt, William Glenn ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102501⇗ | McLean, William S ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102518⇗ | Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102661⇗ | Galiano, Joe V ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107083⇗ | Nelson, Elmer (NMI) ⇗ | Failed to Return | High Squadron hot camera ship. Received direct flak burst two minutes after attacking secondary; burst hit behind ball turret and completely disengaged the tail assembly; three chutes observed; crashed near Mühlbach (near Arenburg), Germany; MACR 11248 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Zink, Joseph D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Bayne, William Davis ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38016⇗ | Rice, Robert E ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑97824. Low Squadron deputy. Assumed Squadron lead after leader aborted. Led Gee-H bomb run with visual assist on primary target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | Kramer, William Leo ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38262⇗ | Shelley, John K ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Assumed lead at IP for Gee-H bomb run, but equipment failed 2/3 of the way to the target; relinquished lead to Squadron leader. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles P ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38616⇗ | Oosterhof, Franklin G ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron: division deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38630⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Weisenberg, Leonard ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Storey, Wallace Arnold ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38766⇗ | Gregg, William G ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38823⇗ | Fahr, John ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38850⇗ | Hoppen, Jack Stewart ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38927⇗ | McKone, Joseph F ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38994⇗ | Festersen, John Carl ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38013. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Kinkead, Robert M ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Rummel, Brian Dunn ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102430. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8008⇗ | Herzog, John Henry ⇗ | Completed Mission | Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. The Gee-H failed prior to the IP so a visual bomb run was attempted. The navigator and bombardier located the target too late to make a good run, so a second visual run was made and bombs were released on the primary target. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8221⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
44‑8401⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John ⇗ | Aborted | Low Squadron lead. Aborted over base due to instrument failure; bombs jettisoned. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |