Mission Date | 28 February 1945 |
Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 277, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 854
Hagen Railroad Targeted The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission - the tenth in as many days. The low squadron managed to bomb on the first run, and then returned to base with the 379th BG. The Gee-H equipment in the lead squadron (both lead and deputy) failed prior to the bomb run, so the lead squadron fell in trail of the high squadron for bombing. The 41st CW A Group came in on a collision course during the bomb run, so the high squadron, with the lead squadron in trail, went around again and completed the attack.
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Primary Target |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) |
PFF Primary (Gee-H) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 |
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 |
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42‑32106⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Graehl, Russell E⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑98027⇗ | Ramsay, Walter E⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship; lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102661⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin George⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37971⇗ | Henry, Robert Tyson⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38016⇗ | Ultcht, John Preston⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | Wright, Edward S⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Landed shortly after takeoff to correct a loose gas cap; took off again and joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | Smith, Jack L⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102, on return, due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38588⇗ | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38630⇗ | Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38647⇗ | Abbott, William H⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy; hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38974⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39019⇗ | Connor, John Michael⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39035⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑39053⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39060⇗ | Hatch, William Alva⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39131⇗ | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39138⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39164⇗ | Kramer, William Leo⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39197⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39203⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | Goble, Charles D⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6590⇗ | Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6892⇗ | Pierce, Oscar William⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6898⇗ | Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6909⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6923⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | PFF and Gee-H ship. |
44‑8408⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8541⇗ | Smith, Jack M⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8608⇗ | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8649⇗ | Owens, Robert Clare⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8679⇗ | Wilson, Robert L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |