Mission # 306

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 7 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 306, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 931
Bombardiers' Skills Pay Off
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C group on today's mission. The requirement to sight the target visually was a challenge for our crews, as there was four to six-tenths cloud coverage in the target area. However, by taking advantage of the clear areas between clouds and using ground reference points, bombs were away on the first run with good accuracy.
Primary Target Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 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 1945-04-07, Group Lead, PFF Ship, W. Johnson, S. Tuck⇗

42 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
42‑37788⇗Carney, William Robert⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Dott, Donald Shropshire⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102459⇗Martin, Byron L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Gray, Harold Reginald⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Voiland, Eugene Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission 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⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Meitzler, Roy Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Martin, Gerald L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Grove, Alfred W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Henry, Robert Tyson⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Casagrande, James A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Porter, James L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Glenn, Theodore K⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Saxton, John C⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8679.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8221⇗Lucas, Roy E⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8401⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑8608⇗Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8649⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8007.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8789⇗Tuck, Sam Gail⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗