| Mission Date | 4 October 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 28, VIII BC Mission Number 108
Industrial Targets Bombed Sixteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd CW on today's mission. The primary target was bombed visually with good results.
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| Primary Target |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 15 Ditched - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 4 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1943-10-04, Group Lead, M. Dillingham, H. Frink⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24560⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back due to oxygen filler line to ball turret broken off and top turret filler line leaking, after having aborted 42‑5444 immediately after takeoff. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3087⇗ | Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back, #2 engine supercharger pressure low and #3 engine oil pressure low. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3218⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3429⇗ | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead.
FLIGHT TIME 6:30 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3440⇗ | Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3441⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5051⇗ | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5086⇗ | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back because pilot couldn't find formation after taking off 50 minutes late because of 'failure in ball turret.'. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5444⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Landed 5 minutes after takeoff. Replaced AC with 41-24560. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5838⇗ | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29554⇗ | Yelvington, Melton Albert⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29557⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑29703⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑5404. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29712⇗ | Johnson, Erwin Crawford⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29768⇗ | Willing, Mark Skinner⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Ipswich due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29809⇗ | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29814⇗ | Ingles, John Thomas⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29927⇗ | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30033⇗ | Harry, William Russell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30043⇗ | Kauffman, Giles Felker⇗ | Failed To Return: Ditched | Ditched North Sea; crew rescued and returned to duty. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30196⇗ | Keller, Lawrence Larry⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |