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
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
42‑38013Drew, James LawrenceAborted Mission After Taking Off.Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back with a feathered prop.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824Van Pelt, Charles AAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to a broken oil lne.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102661Turner, Willard JeromeReturned EarlyTurned back due to failure of amplifier on #4 engine; attacked TOO.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107125Burroughs, Edwin CarltonCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107148Hicks, Gerald WardenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Haaf, Arthur HerschelCompleted MissionLanded away at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham) Airfield, AAF Station 468.
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43‑37971Murphy, William CareySpare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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43‑38062[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38501Gregg, William GFlying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548Seavey, Homer CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38630Patterson, Nelton DrewardCompleted MissionLanded away at Boxted Airfield, AAF Station 150.
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43‑38647Graehl, Russell ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38747Festersen, John CarlCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38752Whitesides, John BoyceCompleted MissionLanded away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
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43‑38757Griffin, Robert StanleySpare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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43‑38800Shuff, Charles BernardCompleted MissionLanded away at Wormingford Airfield, AAF Station 159.
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43‑38801Knaur, John ShermanCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38823Hewes, Charles PershingCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38974Sharp, Alan ECompleted MissionLanded away at Rattlesden Airfield, AAF Station 126.
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43‑39019Boyette, Irving HCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy.
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43‑39035Schissel, Gregory AnthonyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39053[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑39060Ramsay, Walter ECompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Landed away at Podington Airfield, AAF Station 109.
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43‑39131Rush, Joseph HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39138Nicolai, Edwin GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39164Kowats, Daniel FrankCompleted MissionLanded away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
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43‑39197Smith, Eliot HenryCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑39203Williams, Philip YoungCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6590Hoppen, Jack StewartCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6882Spangler, George KnoxCompleted MissionLanded away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369.
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44‑6892Pierce, Oscar WilliamCompleted MissionLanded away at Wattisham Airfield, AAF Station 377.
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44‑6898Funk, Donald OlsenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6909Richardson, George PCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6923Barnett, Jack (NMI)Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑8007Zink, Joseph DarrellCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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44‑8008Ellis, Harold RichardCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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44‑8211[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF ship.
44‑8408Martin, Robert BCompleted MissionLanded away at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire.
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44‑8608Milligan, George RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8649Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed MissionGroup lead; PFF ship. Landed away at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130.
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44‑8668Abbott, William HCompleted MissionGroup deputy; PFF ship.
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44‑8679Baughman, John RCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT