Mission # 285

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 10 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 285, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 887
Transportation Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing (as the A Group) on today's mission. The Gee-H aim point of the primary target was bombed through a solid cloud deck.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 39
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 1945-03-10, Wing Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, T. Milton, H. Ellis

45 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
42‑37788Scherokman, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37822Tatulis, Charles PaulCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97824Wright, Edward SCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97986Welsh, James HFlight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑98027[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionPFF and Gee-H ship. Loaned to the 457th BG for today's mission. Manned by 457th BG personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Nicolai, Edwin GeorgeCompleted MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Knaur, John ShermanSpare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37843Bradford, James WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Patterson, Nelton DrewardCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38016[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionGee-H ship. Loaned to the 351st BG for today's mission. Manned by 351st BG personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38062Turner, Willard JeromeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38501[Pilot TBD]Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Landed and scrubbed after taking off with group; replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37822.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38548[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38588Seavey, Homer CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38630Tebo, Clerance LCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38647Shuff, Charles BernardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38747Festersen, John CarlCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38752Whitesides, John BoyceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38757Griffin, Robert StanleyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38800Lewis, Charles AllynCompleted MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38801Pierce, Oscar WilliamCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38974LeSuer, Herman PaulCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38994Kuite, Donald WarrenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39035Cathey, George WarlickCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39053Donnell, Alonzo McWilliamsCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39060Smith, Eliot HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39131Henry, Robert TysonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39138Wilson, Robert LCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39164Moorhead, Harris LeroyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39197Ramsay, Walter ECompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑39203Magleby, Calvin CharlesCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑39236Drew, James LawrenceCompleted MissionLow Squadron spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6514Goble, Charles DCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6590Van Pelt, Charles ACompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6882Spangler, George KnoxCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6892Sperry, Dale MarshallCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6898Funk, Donald OlsenCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6909Gregg, William GCompleted MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8008Kramer, William LeoCompleted MissionWing deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8211Cook, Raymond DCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8430Ferrell, Oran Luther Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8608Kowats, Daniel FrankCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8649Ellis, Harold RichardCompleted MissionWing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑8668[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF ship.