| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 C | 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 C | 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 K | 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 ⇗ |