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Mission # 293

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 293, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 898
Hamburg Hammered
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Previous Mission
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
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
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 1945-03-20, Group Lead, PFF Ship, T. Hutchinson, W. Kinnaird⇗

43 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
42‑32106⇗Lucas, Roy E⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38647.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗Failed To ReturnLead 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⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97592⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Nicolai, Edwin G⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #3 turbocharger out; bombs jettisoned in Channel.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Saxton, John C⇗Completed MissionLead 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 Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Zakas, Joseph (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38747⇗Connor, John Michael⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John B⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Bradford, James W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Knaur, John S⇗Spare, Completed MissionGround 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 MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Richardson, George P⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39060⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed MissionReturned with major battle damage.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Rush, Joseph H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑39164⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Henry, Robert T⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionPilot reported seeing 10 Me-262 jet aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced 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 MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗McKay, William Monroe⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Burroughs, Edwin C⇗Completed MissionLead 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 MissionLead Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8789⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗