| Mission Date | 25 February 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 274, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 847
Squadrons Attack Separately The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. The lead squadron encountered equipment problems at the primary target, and elected to attack the secondary target. The high and low squadrons bombed the primary, but the high squadron found it necessary to make two bomb runs.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Scrubbed - 2 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑37788⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Grove, Alfred W⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Starr, William George⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38974. High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | Pierce, Oscar William⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Abbott, William H⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Miley, Harold L⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Connor, John Michael⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. After bombs away, #2 engine was out and he fell behind; he informed the group lead that he had reached friendly lines; apparently landed on the continent. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38823⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38974⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39035⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39053⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Kuite, Donald Warren⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39164⇗ | Milligan, George Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Goble, Charles D⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6514. Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Williams, Philip Young⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑39197. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6590⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑6882⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6909⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6923⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Welsh, James H⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Herring, Harold F⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8668⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | PFF ship. |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |