Mission Date | 9 April 1945 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 307
|
8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 935 |
Mission Comments |
Airfield Plastered The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. Weather in the target area was CAVU - ceiling and visibiliy unlimited - enabling all groups to bomb the primary target accurately. |
Primary Target |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 33 Aborted - 3 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4 Flight Completed - 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⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑38208⇗ | Pinson, William T ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | Voiland, Eugene E ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97510⇗ | Casagrande, James A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Martin, Gerald L ⇗ | Aborted | Low Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back due to #1 engine failure; jettisoned bombs in Channel SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102459⇗ | Meitzler, Roy A ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102518⇗ | Carlson, Russell E ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102620⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑107125⇗ | Carpenter, Dean E ⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37717⇗ | Blagg, John Anthony ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37917⇗ | Barnett, Jack (NMI) ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37971⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
43‑38062⇗ | Montgomery, Robert W ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back prior to target when #2 engine started smoking. Peeled off. made 180° turn and headed back for England. The aircraft was under control and apparently landed somewhere in allied territory. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Hatch, William Alva ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38548⇗ | Smith, Eliot H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38588⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back due to #1 engine failure; jettisoned bombs in Channel SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38647⇗ | Ferrell, Oran D ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Jerome, Edwin Anthony ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Miley, Harold L ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38747⇗ | Festersen, John Carl ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38757⇗ | Bowman, Harold H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38766⇗ | Porter, James L ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Aitken, Robert P ⇗ | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39131⇗ | Rush, Joseph H ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39138⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin C ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39197⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39203⇗ | Henry, Robert T ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | Enns, Harkless G ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6514⇗ | Drew, James Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6592⇗ | Ruckman, George F ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6882⇗ | Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6892⇗ | Grove, Alfred W ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6898⇗ | Goble, Charles D ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6909⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | Wright, Edward S ⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8221⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8401⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | PFF ship. |
44‑8541⇗ | Gilmer, Charles E ⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8608⇗ | Knaur, John S ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8649⇗ | Cook, Raymond D ⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8668⇗ | Graehl, Russell E ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8679⇗ | Murphy, William C ⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |