Mission # 311

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 15 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 311, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 951
Flak Guns Bombed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. CAVU weather permitted accurate bombing and results were good.
Primary Target Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flight Completed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Aborted - 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 1945-04-15, Group Lead, PFF Ship, R. Thacker, W. Kinnaird⇗

43 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
42‑32106⇗Enns, Harkless G⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Eakin, Otho Mitchell⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Flight CompletedWeather aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑98027⇗Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Martin, Gerald L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Pinson, William Theador⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37971⇗Poulton, John W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38752⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Bowman, Harold Horace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Henry, Robert Tyson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38839⇗Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Montgomery, Robert W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed MissionDid not bomb target; togglier did not see smoke marker from lead aircraft; jettisoned bombs after target at 1328 hrs.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Casagrande, James A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Neal, William T⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39444⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Abare, William Tebbs⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Ruckman, George Francis⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Porter, James L⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Murphy, William Carey⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8221⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8401⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF ground spare.
44‑8408⇗Sheahan, Robert E⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to the master rod bearing of #1 engine burning out.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗DeGennaro, Carlo Nicola⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗