Mission # 266

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 14 February 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 266, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 830
Bombs Miss Objective
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st C Combat Wing on today's mission. The weather at alternate targets was worse than at the primary target, so the primary was attacked using PFF with a visual assist. However, bombing accuracy was poor. Many aircraft ran low on fuel and landed on the Continent before returning to base.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF with Visual Assist)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 33
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Returned Early - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 2
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
42‑97824⇗Sharp, Alan E⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to a runaway propellor.
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42‑97986⇗Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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42‑98027⇗McKay, William Monroe⇗Completed MissionWing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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42‑102459⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38801, and in turn was replaced by 43‑38501.
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42‑102518⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102661⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Returned EarlyHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Bombed with the group but returned independently due to internal engine failure.
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43‑37843⇗Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗Completed MissionMay have flown with another group.
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43‑37917⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑37971⇗Mohr, James Henry⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation (low Squadron).
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43‑38501⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102495, which had replaced 43‑38801. Took off late as a result of multiple aircraft swaps, but caught the formation and completed the mission.
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43‑38548⇗Smith, Jack L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
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43‑38647⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38673⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at B-53, Merville, France, due to low fuel.
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43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #4 supercharger trouble.
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43‑38752⇗Baker, John R⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, on return due to low fuel.
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43‑38757⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38766⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Smisek, William Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102459.
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43‑38974⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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43‑39019⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369, on return due to low fuel.
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43‑39035⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Kuite, Donald Warren⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel.
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43‑39138⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
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43‑39164⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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44‑6476⇗Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗Completed MissionLanded away at A-82, Verdun, France, due to low fuel.
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44‑6514⇗Goble, Charles D⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174, due to low fuel.
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44‑6590⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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44‑6882⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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44‑6892⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑6898⇗Funk, Donald Olsen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Richardson, George P⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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44‑6923⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Brussels due to low fuel.
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44‑8007⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed MissionWing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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44‑8408⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8608⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel.
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44‑8665⇗Tuck, Sam Gail⇗Returned EarlyHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship. Returned early after entering enemy airspace, because right waist and bombardier's oxygen regulators 'blew up'. Attacked a target of opportunity, a factory, in Nordhorn, Germany.
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44‑8668⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead ground spare: PFF ship.
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed MissionLanded on Continent for fuel before returning to base.
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