Mission Date | 5 April 1945 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 304
|
8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 928 |
Mission Comments |
Ordnance Depot Destroyed The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. This Group was assigned to the #2 spot in the wing formation, but due to the failure 'to get properly briefed prior to takeoff' arrived at Control Point #2 ahead of time, and ended up leading the entire bomber force. Good weather prevailed in the target area, enabling accurate bombing. |
Primary Target |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 33 Aborted - 2 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4 Landed In Allied Territory - 1 Crashed - 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 |
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42‑37788⇗ | Bowman, Harold H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | Meitzler, Roy A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Knaur, John S ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑102620⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107125⇗ | Gray, Harold Reginald ⇗ | Aborted | Low Squadron flying spare; could not locate formation, turned back at Control Point 2. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick ⇗ | Crashed in Allied Territory | Damage to wing from collision with 44‑8430 in bad weather. Crew bailed out; aircraft crashed in Belgium. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37971⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑38016⇗ | Hastings, David Shove ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back after #4 prop sheared off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | Moorhead, Harris L ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Hatch, William Alva ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑38647⇗ | Bradford, James W ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38747⇗ | Festersen, John Carl ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John B ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | Zakas, Joseph (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38801⇗ | Grove, Alfred W ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38974⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39019⇗ | Carpenter, Dean E ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39131⇗ | Henry, Robert T ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39138⇗ | Wilson, Robert L ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39164⇗ | Jamison, Joseph F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39197⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39203⇗ | Magleby, Calvin Charles ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Gray, Fred Price ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | Martin, Gerald L ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6882⇗ | Spangler, George Knox ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6892⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin G ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6898⇗ | Goble, Charles D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6909⇗ | Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6923⇗ | Aitken, Robert P ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8430⇗ | Lewis, Charles Allyn ⇗ | Landed in Allied Territory | Collided with 43‑37843 in bad weather on return. Landed at Airfield A-87 (Charleroi, Belgium) after 3 crewmembers bailed out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8541⇗ | Smith, Jack M ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8580⇗ | Patterson, Nelton D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8679⇗ | Martin, Byron L ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8789⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
44‑8853⇗ | Wright, Edward S ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Left formation over friendly territory and landed away at on Continent. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |