Mission # 272

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 23 February 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 272, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 843
Transportation Targeted
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A group on today's mission. The field order stated that if the primary target could not be attacked visually, groups should attempt to attack last resort targets or targets of opportunity - all marshalling yards or other railroad facilities in Germany - by visual means. If no visual targets were found, the primary should be attacked by PFF. The Group, after failing to locate a target of opportunity that could be attacked visually, released their bombs on the primary target using PFF aiming. Due to inclement weather over England on return from this mission, 12 aircraft landed at other bases.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 33
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Returned Early - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
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
42‑38013⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back with a feathered prop.
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42‑97824⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to a broken oil lne.
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42‑102459⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102661⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Returned EarlyTurned back due to failure of amplifier on #4 engine; attacked TOO.
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42‑107125⇗Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑107148⇗Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham) Airfield, AAF Station 468.
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43‑37971⇗Murphy, William Carey⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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43‑38062⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38501⇗Gregg, William G⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Boxted Airfield, AAF Station 150.
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43‑38647⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John Boyce⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
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43‑38757⇗Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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43‑38800⇗Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Wormingford Airfield, AAF Station 159.
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43‑38801⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Sharp, Alan E⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Rattlesden Airfield, AAF Station 126.
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43‑39019⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
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43‑39035⇗Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑39060⇗Ramsay, Walter E⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Landed away at Podington Airfield, AAF Station 109.
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43‑39131⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
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43‑39197⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑39203⇗Williams, Philip Young⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369.
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44‑6892⇗Pierce, Oscar William⇗Completed MissionLanded away at Wattisham Airfield, AAF Station 377.
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44‑6898⇗Funk, Donald Olsen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Richardson, George P⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑8007⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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44‑8008⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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44‑8211⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF ship.
44‑8408⇗Martin, Robert B⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire.
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44‑8608⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8649⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGroup lead; PFF ship. Landed away at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130.
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44‑8668⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy; PFF ship.
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44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗