| Mission Date | 15 January 1945 |
| 384th Mission |
Mission Number 255
|
| 8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 794 |
| Mission Comments |
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked 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 Aborted - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4 Returned Early - 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Fisher, Robert Jeremy ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Ultcht, John P ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen ⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away on Continent at airstrip B-53 (Nerville, France) on return, with #3 and #4 engines out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Birder, Rodney Hugh ⇗ | Completed Mission | Dropped bombs about one minute late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group 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 F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | McKone, Joseph F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Spangler, George Knox ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Replaced 44‑8430 on spares list. |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Klatt, Merton D ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Kinkead, Robert M ⇗ | 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 ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Ground 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 | Replaced 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 Briefed | Lead Squadron SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6105⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph ⇗ | Aborted | Number two engine blew #9 cylinder; jettisoned bombs in Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Rush, Joseph H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson ⇗ | Returned Early | Group 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 Mission | Low 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, Unused | This aircraft was replaced in the list of spares by 43‑38548. |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Van Popering, Earle Allen ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |