| Mission Date | 22 March 1945 |
| 384th Mission |
Mission Number 294
|
| 8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 906 |
| Mission Comments |
Military Camp Attacked The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target, located on the North Sea coast near the Dutch border, was attacked visually with good results. |
| Primary Target |
Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Aborted - 1 Scrubbed - 2 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Landed In Allied Territory - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Henry, Robert T ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | Bowman, Harold H ⇗ | Completed Mission | Released bombs late. Dropped out of formation about 15 minutes after leaving German coast on the return, apparently due to #2 engine problem, but made it back to base. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97592⇗ | McLean, William S ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Moorhead, Harris Leroy ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98027⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | PFF & Gee-H ship; loaned to the 92nd BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Bradford, James W ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38800. Returned to base in 43‑38800 with #1 engine feathered, transferred to this aircraft, took off and caught formation; completed mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Zakas, Joseph (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | [Non-384th Pilot] | Completed Mission | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8679. Gee-H ship; loaned to the 306th BG without crew. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Hatch, William Alva ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Shuff, Charles Bernard ⇗ | Landed in Allied Territory | Flak damage forced the pilot to crash-land on the continent SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Ferrell, Oran D ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Lewis, Charles Allyn ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John B ⇗ | Completed Mission | Released bombs late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Connor, John Michael ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | [Pilot TBD] | Aborted | Bradford returned to base with one engine feathered, transferred to 42‑102518, and took off again. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Wilson, Robert L ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38974⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | Festersen, John Carl ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Rush, Joseph H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Wright, Edward S ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39164⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6109. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Magleby, Calvin Charles ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6109⇗ | Grove, Alfred W ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑39164. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Miller, John C ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Goble, Charles D ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6882⇗ | Spangler, George Knox ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin G ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Smisek, William Joseph ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy; hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6909⇗ | Richardson, George P ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6923⇗ | Jordan, Theodore Gustav ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | Patterson, Nelton D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. Returned with #1 engine feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | Smith, Jack M ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Pierce, Oscar W ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Knaur, John S ⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38016. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |