Non-Credited Mission

Mission Date	11 June 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations	Show Operations > Mission Number 62: 252 B-17's are dispatched against the U-boat yard at Wilhelmshaven, Germany and the port area at Cuxhaven, Germany; 218 hit the targets; we claim 85-20-24 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 8 and 62 are damaged. Casualties are 3 KIA, 20 WIA and 80 MIA. The raid on Wilhelmshaven demonstrates the difficulty of operating beyond range of fighters escort as enemy fighters attacks prevent accurate bombing of the target. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number , VIII BC Mission Number 62 384th Officers Get Combat Experience Previous Mission Five 384th officers in leadership positions flew with the 303rd Bomb Group to see first hand how combat operations are conducted.
Primary Target	Type: Shipyards Location: Bremen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	(Visual) Target: Submarine Slips & Docks Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 5
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

5 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
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Aircraft	Pilot	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
41‑24605⇗	McMillin, Selden Longley⇗	Completed Mission	McMillin flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3192⇗	[303rd BG Pilot]	Completed Mission	Beckett flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5221⇗	[303rd BG Pilot]	Completed Mission	Bonnett flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5788⇗	[303rd BG Pilot]	Completed Mission	Peaslee flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29664⇗	[303rd BG Pilot]	Completed Mission	Foister flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. SORTIE REPORT ⇗