| Mission Date | 19 February 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 268, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 835
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.
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| 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⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1945-02-19, Wing Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, T. Milton, P. Y. Williams⇗ |
| 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 Mission | PFF and Gee-H ship loaned to the 305th BG with Gee-H Navigator. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | 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 Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Welsh, James H⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Miley, Harold L⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Kuite, Donald Warren⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead 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 Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39164⇗ | Knaur, John Sherman⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Graehl, Russell E⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6590⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin George⇗ | 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⇗ | 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 Mission | Wing 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 Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | Williams, Philip Young⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8580⇗ | Herring, Harold F⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Kramer, William Leo⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8665⇗ | Cook, Raymond D⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Baughman, John R⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |