| Mission Date | 20 March 1945 |
| 384th Mission Number |
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| 8th Air Force Mission Number | 898 |
| Mission Comments |
Hamburg Hammered A practice mission scheduled for today was scrubbed when a Field Order was received in the morning. The Group flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary (visual only) target was hidden by clouds, so the #2 target was attacked using PFF, with minimal help from visual sightings. The high and low squadrons bombed on their first run, but the lead squadron had to avoid traffic conflicts, and elected to make a second bomb run. As a result, the lead squadron returned to base independently. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Secondary (PFF) Target: "Petroleumhafen" Refinery & Storage Complex Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 34 Failed To Return - 1 Aborted - 1 Scrubbed - 2 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Lucas, Roy E | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by ground spare aircraft 43‑38647. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97271⇗ | Hicks, Gerald Warden | Failed to Return | Lead squadron. Hit by flak at 1655 hrs in #2 engine during withdrawal; was thrown out of formation to the right and dropped 7000ft; was last seen heading for the deck, apparently under control with no feathered props. Crashed near Ramhausen, Germany (northwest of Hamburg). MACR 13565 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin G | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98027⇗ | Kinnaird, William Robert | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Carlson, Russell E | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick | Aborted | Turned back with #3 turbocharger out; bombs jettisoned in Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Saxton, John C | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Magleby, Calvin Charles | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Seavey, Homer C | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L | Completed Mission | Low squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Zakas, Joseph (NMI) | Completed Mission | Ground spare aircraft; replaced 42‑37788. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Carpenter, Dean E | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Connor, John Michael | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John B | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Spangler, George K | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Bradford, James W | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Knaur, John S | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Ground spare aircraft; replaced 44‑6476. High squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | Murphy, William C | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39053⇗ | Richardson, George P | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39060⇗ | Hatch, William Alva | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Rush, Joseph H | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑39164⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert | Completed Mission | High squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Henry, Robert T | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward | Completed Mission | Pilot reported seeing 10 Me-262 jet aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Blagg, John Anthony | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by ground spare aircraft 43‑38801. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Miller, John C | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6923⇗ | Mackellar, Donald Allen | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | McKay, William Monroe | Completed Mission | High squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8408⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin C | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Sperry, Dale M | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8679⇗ | MacDonald, Ranald H | Completed Mission | Lead squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8789⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J | Completed Mission | Low squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |