| Mission Date | 15 March 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 289, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 889
Army GHQ Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Weather in the target area was open for visual bombing, but due to poor visibility and smoke from the bombs of preceding groups, the lead and low squadrons could not pick up the target on the first run. The high squadron was able to aim and release on the first run, so while the lead and low squadrons went around for a second run, the high squadron rejoined the bomber stream and returned to base. The lead and low squadrons completed a successful attack on their second bomb run.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 34 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Returned Early - 1 Flight Completed - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Scrubbed - 1 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 | 1945-03-15, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, A. Bean, W. McKay⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38800. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | Funk, Donald Olsen⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Wilson, Robert L⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97986⇗ | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | Returned Early | Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back before the IP when #3 engine failed; bombed a target of opportunity (TOO), railroad marshalling yards in Vechta, Germany. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin George⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Grove, Alfred W⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Knaur, John Sherman⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Graehl, Russell E⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Connor, John Michael⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low Squadron. Turned back due to #3 engine turbo failure. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Gregg, William G⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑32106. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Wright, Edward S⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38974⇗ | Miller, John C⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | Thacker, Clarence Lewis⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39035⇗ | Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39053⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Hatch, William Alva⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Milligan, George Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Bradford, James W⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6590⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6882⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Sperry, Dale Marshall⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6909⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8649⇗ | McKay, William Monroe⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8665⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | PFF ship. |
| 44‑8668⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Pierce, Oscar William⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8789⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified in mission documents. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |