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Mission # 265

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 9 February 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 265, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 824
Two Targets Hit
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st A Combat Wing on today's mission. Lead and high squadrons attacked primary by visual means; the low squadron attacked the PFF secondary at Kaub, Germany.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Landed In Allied Territory - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

43 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⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑38013⇗Baker, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102661⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37843⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Sharp, Alan E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John Boyce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Smisek, William Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Reed, Verlin Dean⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Mohr, James Henry⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39035⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39060⇗Richardson, George P⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Goble, Charles D⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed at airfield B-51 in Vendeville, south of Lille, France, due to low fuel.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionDue to an oxygen regulator failure, attacked a target of opportunity, railroad marshalling yards at Kaub, Germany.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead ground spare; PFF ship.
44‑8211⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed MissionWing deputy; PFF ship. Non-384th passenger on this aircraft is listed as 'FO [formation observer?] JOHNSTON, ARCHIE B., 1st Lt.' He is assumed to be from Wing HQ.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗Smith, James Milton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8649⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed MissionWing lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗