384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 62

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 February 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 62, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 218
Visual Attack Despite Confusion
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Due to confusion near the IP, this group dropped bombs on (or near) a Luftwaffe airfield, using visual sighting.
Primary Target Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) TOO (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 12
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 5
Failed To Return - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

22 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
42‑3087⇗Kew, William Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29723⇗Stier, George Withers⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29809⇗Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗Completed MissionLanded away at RAF Stansted, Essex, due to low fuel and #1 engine knocked out by flak.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29828⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31235.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 0919 hrs because of oxygen leakage in ball turret caused when a crew member stepped on and broke an electical conduit leading to ball turret.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29828. Flying spare; joined formation; aborted before reaching enemy coast because oil temperature on #2 engine was too high, and #2 and #4 engines had detonation (pinging).
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗Rinne, Austin Dean⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31375⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1000 hrs because flight engineer became unconscious from anoxia and 'bends', requiring immediate medical attention.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31433⇗Carter, T L (IO)⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31495⇗Wilson, William Monroe⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31606⇗Urton, Raymond Lee⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Smith, Harry Bailey⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1008 hrs; #2 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37801⇗Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 1011 hrs; #2 engine running rough and pulling 20" to 25".
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37848⇗Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37885⇗Poole, George Irvin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37974⇗Jones, William Arch⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Yelvington, Melton Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39962⇗Widener, Seth Grenell⇗Failed To ReturnLast seen approaching French Coast making a left turn losing altitude, going into a steep spiral and into a dive at 10,000 ft; fire in bomb-bay, from several accounts in the MACR; crashed near Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville, France. MACR 2529
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39991⇗Markow, Henry Victor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑40005⇗Moore, Clifford Orville⇗Failed To ReturnLast seen at 1240 hrs 20 mi west of Frankfurt, losing altitude rapidly but under control; aircraft made a right turn toward another formation, continued losing altitude, dropping into clouds; Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Valenciennes, France (9 km SE, per German report). MACR 2530
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97449⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗