| Mission Date | 5 December 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Show Operations |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 40, VIII BC Mission Number 149
Weather Prevents Attack The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing, the first of the two combat wings comprising Air Task Force 1, on today's mission. Clouds were encountered during the mission until they became impenetrable about 75 miles from the target, at which point the attack was abandoned. Although no attack was accomplished, due to the penetration of enemy air space the groups involved received combat credit.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | No Target Attacked |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Returned To Base - 20 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Scrubbed - 1 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 | 1943-12-05, Wing Lead, T. Beckett, J. Kelly⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24525⇗ | Markow, Henry Victor⇗ | Returned To Base | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37848. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3259⇗ | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3441⇗ | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | Returned To Base | Wing lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗ | Returned To Base | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5838⇗ | Price, William Merriman⇗ | Returned To Base | Flying spare; joined formation for duration of mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29651⇗ | Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29703⇗ | Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29723⇗ | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29733⇗ | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31045⇗ | Moore, Clifford Orville⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31058⇗ | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | Returned To Base | High Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31073⇗ | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31222⇗ | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron deputy; aborted due to a "broken piston head in #2 engine." SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31274⇗ | Merritt, James Melvin⇗ | Returned To Base | Wing deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37758⇗ | Jones, William Arch⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37785⇗ | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37792⇗ | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | Returned To Base | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37801⇗ | Rich, John (NMI)⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37816⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 41-24525. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39784⇗ | Covington, Royston Truitt⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | Returned To Base | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |