Mission # 245

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 28 December 1944
384th Mission Number
245
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8th Air Force Mission Number 760
Mission Comments Group Bombs Railroad
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. With PFF equipment inoperative, a Gee-H bomb run was accomplished in group formation. All three squadrons released on the primary target, when the group leader's bombs were away.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 38
Scrubbed - 1
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗

42 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Aircraft serial Number, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑32106⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Brown, Bert OliverCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Ultcht, John PCompleted MissionHigh squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Molder, Charles RichardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Miley, Harold LFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		Lead squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Kramer, William LeoCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Cook, Raymond DCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		Lead PFF ground spare aircraft.
42‑97824⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 351st BG for today's mission. Manned by 351st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑97986⇗Blankenmeyer, William JCompleted MissionHigh squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Birder, Rodney HughCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Hollingsworth, Frederick CCompleted MissionLead squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Warner, Henry LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗McKone, Joseph FCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Van Pelt, Charles ACompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Boyette, Irving HCompleted MissionLead squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph DCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Rice, Robert ECompleted MissionHigh squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗DeFrancesco, John JosephCompleted MissionHigh squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Tatulis, Charles PCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Gilmer, Charles ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Worthen, Kirk WinthropCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Smisek, William JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Wismer, Richard GlenCompleted MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗MacDonald, Ranald HCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Holmes, George WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Farnsworth, Reuben JosephCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Hicks, Ralph BCompleted MissionLow squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Gregg, William GCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Owens, Robert ClareCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, JohnCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38850⇗Hoppen, Jack StewartCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by ground spare aircraft 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Jackson, Oakley HomerCompleted MissionLow squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinkead, Robert MCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian DCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Abbott, William HCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Festersen, John CCompleted MissionGround spare aircraft; replaced 43‑38994.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
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.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Walker, Jay FCompleted MissionGroup lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led group formation attack with all squadrons dropping on leader, using Gee-H aiming.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8221⇗Bills, Edgar LCompleted MissionLow squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗