Mission Date | 3 January 1945 |
Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 250, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 778
Tactical Support The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C group on today's mission. As the city of St Vith was a German strong point, the assigned Gee-H aimpoint was the center of the city. The low squadron released bombs with the lead squadron, but the high squadron, having to aim independently, did not bomb because their Gee-H equipment failed on the bomb run.
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Primary Target |
Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: St Vith, Belgium |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 35 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Flight Completed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 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⇗ | Baughman, John R⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare. Joined high Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38013⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑39888⇗ | Kramer, William Leo⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97150⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97271⇗ | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97320⇗ | Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97592⇗ | Herring, Harold F⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Low Squadron released bombs when the group lead released. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97960⇗ | Molder, Charles Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98027⇗ | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102430⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | Warner, Henry L⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Aborted due to supercharger failure. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102661⇗ | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107148⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37703⇗ | Van Popering, Earle Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs 15 seconds late, reason unknown. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757. High Squadron. Aborted due to a broken oil line. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37917⇗ | Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38616⇗ | McLean, William S⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38630⇗ | Buswell, Richard Grant⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group deputy. Left formation over target due to failed #3 engine which caused damage to airframe. Returned 10x250GP to base because unable to find safe place to jettison them. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38747⇗ | Gregg, William G⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37843. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38766⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑38800⇗ | Abbott, William H⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38850⇗ | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38927⇗ | McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38994⇗ | Festersen, John Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Cook, Raymond D⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | McCartney, James Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6592⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. After taking interval at the IP, Gee-H equipment failed: therefore, the high Squadron did not attack. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8211⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8216⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | PFF & Gee-H ship. Loaned to 91st BG, with unidentified Gee-H navigator; remainder of crew provided by 91st BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8430⇗ | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |