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Mission # 52

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 January 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 52, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 182
Port City Bombed
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the Composite Wing of the 40th Combat Wing on today's mission. The wing leader initially gave instructions for PFF bombing but changed to visual while making the turn onto the bomb run. Bombs were dropped 'on a city about 5 miles north by northwest of Brunswick, our secondary target.' This appears to have been Veltenhof, Germany. Due to bad weather, all aircraft landed at Seething, except as noted.
Primary Target Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Other (Visual)
Target: City 5 miles NNW
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 20
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

24 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
42‑3051⇗Hines, James Wesley⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Coltishall, Norfolk, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3087⇗Kew, William Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3440⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑30026.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5404⇗Poole, George Irvin⇗Completed MissionCarried nickles (propaganda leaflets}.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5444⇗Jones, William Arch⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29632⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29651⇗Smith, Roger Clement⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29688⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29703⇗Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29723⇗Rich, John (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation of the 305th BG.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29809⇗Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗Carter, T L (IO)⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. High Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31045⇗Moore, Clifford Orville⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31211⇗Algar, Philip Morris⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31246⇗Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37727⇗Penney, Comus Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗Stier, George Withers⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Britt, Neill Lasane⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37792⇗Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37801⇗Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗Completed MissionJoined formation of the 401st BG and completed the mission. Landed away at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37848⇗Corcoran, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑40005⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffOriginally assigned to the Ulrey Crew, then exchanged with the DeFrees Crew (flying spare); ultimately, did not take off.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗