| Mission Date | 22 December 1943 |
| 384th Mission Number |
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| 8th Air Force Mission Number | 161 |
| Mission Comments |
Unknown Location Bombed Due to the lead (PFF) aircraft having aborted, the deputy lead (without PFF) attempted to release bombs based on formation ahead of them. Location of the target attacked is approximate, based on dead-reckoning navigation over 10/10 cloud cover. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Unknown (Dead-Reckoning) Location: About 10 miles NW of Osnabrück (52°23'N,7°40'E), Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 18 Aborted - 2 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Returned To Base - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑9022⇗ | Estes, Thomas Jefferson | Returned To Base | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24525⇗ | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3051⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑3087⇗ | Kew, William Joseph | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3491⇗ | Lecates, Robert Leslie | Aborted | Lt Col. Buck Flight Leader; aircraft and crew supplied by 482BG at Alconbury; aborted (landed at Alconbury); on approach to enemy coast lost #2 supercharger and pilot's oxygen system sprang a leak; signalled deputy lead to take over and turned back. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5444⇗ | Ross, Burton Raymond | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5838⇗ | Price, William Merriman | Completed Mission | Low squadron lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29632⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑29688⇗ | McDonald, Raymond Leroy | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29717⇗ | Morrison, Donald S | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29723⇗ | Outen, Charles Levi | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29809⇗ | Hines, James Wesley | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29828⇗ | Writz, Horace Fred | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29927⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑31045⇗ | Rich, John (NMI) | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | Markow, Henry V | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31246⇗ | Jones, William Arch | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31274⇗ | Hurley, Joseph A | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Wilson, William Monroe | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37792⇗ | Cosentino, George (NMI) | Aborted | Turned back at 1325 hrs due to #2 supercharger going up to 60 inches at 23000ft; forced to feather #2 prop; returned bombs. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37816⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton | Completed Mission | High squadron lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | Sprague, Alfred Lee | Completed Mission | Deputy; took off late but joined formation at Chesterfield. Took over lead when Buck/Lecates aborted. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37885⇗ | Harvey, Walter Lewis | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37924⇗ | Kaczaraba, William (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39784⇗ | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | DeFrees, Norman Francis | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |