384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 245

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 28 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 245, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 760
Group Bombs Railroad
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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
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-12-28, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, A. Bean, J. Walker⇗

42 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
42‑32106⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Molder, Charles Richard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead 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, UnusedLead 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 J⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗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 MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗MacDonald, Ranald Hugh⇗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 MissionLow 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 (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38850⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗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 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 Frank⇗Completed 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 L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗