Mission Date | 28 December 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 245
|
8th Air Force Mission | 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⇗ |
Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑32106⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑39888⇗ | Ultcht, John P | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Miley, Harold L | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97320⇗ | Kramer, William Leo | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Cook, Raymond D | Completed Mission | 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 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 J | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98000⇗ | Birder, Rodney Hugh | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102518⇗ | Hollingsworth, Frederick Clay | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | Warner, Henry L | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102661⇗ | McKone, Joseph F | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Boyette, Irving H | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37917⇗ | Zink, Joseph D | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38016⇗ | Rice, Robert E | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles P | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38616⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38630⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Wismer, Richard Glen | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | MacDonald, Ranald H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38721⇗ | Holmes, George W | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38766⇗ | Gregg, William G | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38823⇗ | Fahr, John | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38850⇗ | Hoppen, Jack Stewart | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38994⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6592. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6105⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6109⇗ | Kinkead, Robert M | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Rummel, Brian Dunn | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | Abbott, William H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6592⇗ | Festersen, John Carl | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38994. 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. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8211⇗ | Walker, Jay F | Completed Mission | Group 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 L | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |