Mission Date | 14 October 1943 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 32
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VIII Bomber Command Mission | Mission Number 115 |
Mission Comments |
"Second Schweinfurt" aka "Black Thursday" The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up three squadrons on today's mission. However, six aircraft aborted, reducing the number that bombed the primary target. A further six aircraft were knocked out by enemy action. An all-too-familiar situation faced the returning crews - bad weather over East Anglia. Three Aircraft were lost when the crews, unable to locate a suitable place to land in England, bailed out and abandoned them, while most of the remainder landed at other airfields. |
Primary Target |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 4 Failed To Return - 6 Aborted - 5 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2 Returned Early - 1 Crashed - 3 |
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 |
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41‑24525⇗ | Carter, T L (IO) ⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Little Staughton. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
41‑24560⇗ | Hurley, Joseph Anthony ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back. Landed away at Ridgewell. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3037⇗ | Price, William Merriman ⇗ | Crashed in Allied Territory | Crew bailed out over near Deenethorpe on return; the aircraft crash-landed near Corby, UK. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3216⇗ | Kopf, William Everett ⇗ | Failed to Return | Damaged by enemy aircraft; exploded and crashed near Dilsen, Belgium; MACR 841. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3218⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑3429⇗ | Sprague, Alfred Lee ⇗ | Aborted | High Squadron lead. Landed away at Alconbury. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5444⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑5852⇗ | Goulder, Edmund Samuel ⇗ | Crashed in Allied Territory | Crew bailed out over England; aircraft crashed near Chetwode, UK on return. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29651⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward ⇗ | Returned Early | Turned back early after #2 supercharger ran away off the coast of Belgium. Bombs were jettisoned in the Channel and they landed away at Great Ashfield. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29703⇗ | Robinson, Robert Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Molesworth. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29717⇗ | Carpenter, Walter Richard ⇗ | Aborted | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29768⇗ | Willing, Mark Skinner ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back. Landed away at Ridgewell. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29784⇗ | Johnson, Erwin Crawford ⇗ | Crashed in Allied Territory | Crew bailed out over England; their battle-damaged aircraft crash-landed near Baydon, Wiltshire. Erwin C. Johnson and Elliott L. Gadd were injured as a result of bailing out. Johnson did not fly again. Gadd remained off flight status until 5 December 1943. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29800⇗ | Harry, William Russell ⇗ | Failed to Return | Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Simmershofen, Germany; MACR 840. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29809⇗ | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer ⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Molesworth. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29867⇗ | Williams, Walter Gordon ⇗ | Failed to Return | Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Metz, France; MACR 838. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑29870⇗ | Kauffman, Giles Felker ⇗ | Failed to Return | Crashed near Bad Brückenau, Germany; MACR 1038. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30026⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. Only plane to return to Grafton Underwood. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30033⇗ | Armstrong, Lloyd Roland ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back. Landed away at Metfield. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30196⇗ | Keller, Lawrence Larry ⇗ | Failed to Return | Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed at Bischbrunn, Germany, 21 miles WNW of Würzburg, Germany; MACR 839. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31059⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter ⇗ | Failed to Return | Knocked down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Soissons, France; MACR 842. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |