Mission # 268

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 19 February 1945
384th Mission
Mission Number 268
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Mission Comments Transportation Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st A Combat Wing on today's mission. The field order specified that the primary target would only be bombed under visual conditions or using Gee-H equipment. Since the primary was cloud-covered and the Gee-H was unreliable in the lead and inoperative in the deputy lead Aircraft, the decision was made to bomb the secondary using PFF. Due to erratic behavior of the PFF equipment in both the lead and deputy lead aircraft, the lead position changed several times on the bomb run. Finally, the deputy lead got their PFF settled down and the attack was completed.
Primary Target Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 37
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 5
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

45 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⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑97510⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑97824⇗Milligan, George Robert ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionPFF and Gee-H ship loaned to the 305th BG with Gee-H Navigator.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Richardson, George P ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Peterson, Calvin J ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
43‑37843⇗Patterson, Nelton D ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Rush, Joseph H ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Smith, Jack L ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Cathey, George Warlick ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Drew, James Lawrence ⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Welsh, James H ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Kuite, Donald Warren ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John B ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Griffin, Robert Stanley ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Schissel, Gregory Anthony ⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Wilson, Robert L ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗Boyette, Irving H ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39035⇗Tebo, Clerance L ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Gregg, William G ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39060⇗Gilmer, Charles E ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Reed, Verlin Dean ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Knaur, John S ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Graehl, Russell E ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Nicolai, Edwin G ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Spangler, George Knox ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Wright, Edward S ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Funk, Donald Olsen ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Seavey, Homer Carl ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Abbott, William H ⇗Completed MissionWing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare
Aircraft, Unused		PFF and Gee-H ship.
44‑8408⇗Martin, Robert B ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗Williams, Philip Y ⇗Completed MissionWing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗Herring, Harold F ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Kramer, William Leo ⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗Cook, Raymond D ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗