| Mission Date | 19 March 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Show Operations |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 292, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 896, Task Force 2
#3 Target Attacked The bomber stream for this mission was composed of bomb groups (rather than wings of three groups). Three squadrons of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Group (41C Group) and one squadron flew as the Low Squadron of the 41st D Composite Group (41D Squadron) on today's mission. The primary target was briefed as visual only and was cloud-covered. The secondary (also visual only) was not visible, so the #3 target was attacked using PFF aiming.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Tertiary (PFF with Visual Assist) Target: Vomag Maschinenfabrik Type: Industry Location: Plauen, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 44 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Returned Early - 1 Crashed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 1 Failed To Return - 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 | B-17G Tail Number 43-39035 Exhibit⇗ 1945-03-19, Group Lead, PFF Ship, H. Minor, I. Boyette⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin George⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Lucas, Roy E⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | Warner, Henry L⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron, Squadron Lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | 41D Squadron. Replaced by Ground Spare aircraft 43‑37843. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Grove, Alfred W⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑97824. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Saxton, John C⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron Deputy and Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | Funk, Donald Olsen⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare aircraft. Replaced 44‑6898, which was taken by Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 41D Squadron, Hot Camera ship. Turned back due to engine failure and landed away on the Continent, at A-70, Laon/Courvon, France, with bomb load. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Connor, John Michael⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Bradford, James W⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Zakas, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron Flying Spare. Joined formation. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Gregg, William G⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. Landed away at RAF Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Little Horwood overnight. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Miller, John C⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | 41C Group, Low Squadron Flying Spare. Joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | Murphy, William Carey⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39035⇗ | Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ | Crashed In Allied Territory | 41C Group, Battle damage; crash-landed on Colley Hill near Reigate, south of London; aircraft destroyed, entire crew killed. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39053⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Henry, Robert Tyson⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Richardson, George P⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39164⇗ | Knaur, John Sherman⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Low Squadron Deputy and Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Hatch, William Alva⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Low Squadron Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Lead Squadron Hot Camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Blagg, John Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Wilson, Robert L⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel; crew remained at Manston overnight. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Goble, Charles D⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6590⇗ | Pierce, Oscar William⇗ | Returned Early | 41D Squadron. Returned early due to #4 engine failure; jettisoned bombs over Germany. Crashed into tree on return and aircraft was salvaged; however, there were no injuries among the crew. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Shelley, John Keith⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Group Deputy. This aircraft originally assigned to the Funk Crew; apparently taken by Shelley when 44‑8665 proved unsuitable for lead use. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6923⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8008⇗ | Kramer, William Leo⇗ | Failed To Return | 41D Squadron, Squadron Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Last seen over Ostend on return, under control, and presumed to have landed away on the Continent. Aircraft and crew were lost, location uncertain. MACR 13566 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Low Squadron Lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8408⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, Group Lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Sperry, Dale Marshall⇗ | Completed Mission | 41D Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8665⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Originally assigned to the Shelley Crew; replaced by 44‑6898, which had been assigned to the Funk Crew. Reason for the change not known, but this aircraft was returned to the spares pool. |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Baughman, John R⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8789⇗ | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | Completed Mission | 41C Group, High Squadron Lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |