384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 255

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 15 January 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 255, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 794
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. When group lead aborted 30 minutes prior to IP, low squadron took over lead and lead squadron moved into low position: low squadron led bomb run. Bombs were dropped on the secondary target using PFF in group formation.
Primary Target Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Ingolstadt Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 22
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Returned Early - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

31 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⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗Completed MissionLanded away on Continent at airstrip B-53 (Merville, France) on return, with #3 and #4 engines out.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗Completed MissionDropped bombs about one minute late.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗McKay, William Monroe⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Welsh, James H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Wyatt, William Glenn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Ruckman, George Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedReplaced 44‑8430 on spares list.
43‑38630⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Spare, Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38800. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38752, then repaired and listed as a Ground Spare Aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39060⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Smisek, William Joseph⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Number two engine blew #9 cylinder; jettisoned bombs in Channel.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Returned EarlyGroup lead. PFF ship. Aborted 30 minutes prior to IP due to mechanical problems. Ordered low Squadron into lead before departing. Bombed a target of opportunity (TOO) during return.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Ordered to bring his Squadron into the lead position when group leader aborted. Led group in a PFF attack on the secondary briefed target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8401⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8430⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedThis aircraft was replaced in the list of spares by 43‑38548.
44‑8608⇗Van Popering, Earle Allen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗