| Mission Date | 9 March 1944 |
| 384th Mission Number |
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| 8th Air Force Mission Number | 253 |
| Mission Comments |
Secondary Target Attacked With PFF The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by dense clouds, so the secondary was attacked using PFF (RADAR) aiming. |
| Primary Target |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 17 Failed To Return - 1 Aborted - 2 Scrubbed - 2 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑3440⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by ground spare aircraft 42‑30026. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30026⇗ | Goller, Theodore (NMI) | Completed Mission | Ground spare aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31048⇗ | Laboda, Joseph Stanley | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31166⇗ | Heffley, Farris Ormond | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | MacPhail, Philip Ray | Completed Mission | Low squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31346⇗ | Robinson, Robert Lawrence | Completed Mission | Group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31364⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward | Completed Mission | Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31375⇗ | Miller, James Gilmore | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31435⇗ | West, George Berry | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31484⇗ | Langlois, Robert Ezra | Completed Mission | High squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31495⇗ | Knapp, Paul Bernard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31740⇗ | Decker, Charles Edgar | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31871⇗ | Fioretti, Edward Anthony | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31926⇗ | Lovell, James MacNaughton | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑37781⇗ | Reed, Merlin H | Failed to Return | Lost after bombs away when bombs from high group (379BG) hit this aircraft, knocking tail completely off in front of stabilizer; aircraft dived straight down into a spin with all four engines going; no chutes observed. MACR 3005 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37785⇗ | Allison, Earl Thomas | Aborted | Turned back at 1028 hrs because #3 oil temperature was 115 degrees and oil pressure was at 55 lbs at 16,000ft, with condition getting worse. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | Horton, Lloyd (NMI) | Aborted | Ground spare aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37982⇗ | Yokie, John Olivi | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38014⇗ | Corcoran, John Joseph | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38112⇗ | Hines, James Wesley | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38158⇗ | Stier, George Withers | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Pryor, Raymond Thomas | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Foster, James E | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97449⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by ground spare aircraft 42‑37484. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97477⇗ | Yelvington, Melton Albert | Completed Mission | High squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |