Mission # 78

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 March 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 78, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 269
Weather Forces Recall
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Repeated conflicts with neighboring wing formations led at 1114 hrs to a loss of visual contact with assigned wing leader, who by that time was at about 5,000 feet higher altitude. Ten minutes later a recall order was received - the formation at that time was in the vicinity of Prüm, Germany - and the Group returned to base without dropping its bombs.
From the PRO LOG: 'Impossible atmospherical conditions compelled our planes to turn back over France [sic] without dropping their bombs. Clouds extended up to 25,000 feet when the bombers abandoned their [attack].'
Primary Target Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Mission RECALLED - No Target Attacked
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Recalled - 19
Scrubbed - 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 1944-03-20, Group Lead, A. Nuttall, R. Jacobs⇗

25 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
42‑3440⇗Yokie, John Olivi⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3441⇗Lavin, James Robert⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31048⇗Barad, Robert Leo⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31166⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31211⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97477.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗Mission RecalledGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31375⇗Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31435⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31495⇗Allison, Earl Thomas⇗Mission RecalledGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31740⇗Rich, John (NMI)⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37788⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed MissionBecame separated from group prior to RECALL. Continued on to primary target area and released bombs in coordination with another wing. Bombing location given as 50°08',8°40', which was within the city of Frankfurt am Main.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37789⇗Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37885⇗Jorgenson, Henry (NMI)⇗Mission RecalledFLIGHT TIME 6:30
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Kravet, Marvin Robert⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Wilson, William Monroe⇗Mission RecalledLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38112⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Mission RecalledHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗Mission RecalledHigh Squadron lead. Col William A Travis (41st Bomb Wing) was aboard this aircraft as copilot.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Foster, James Everett⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97081⇗Corcoran, John Joseph⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97136⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗June, Glenn Joseph⇗Mission RecalledLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Smith, Harry Bailey⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97477⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Mission RecalledGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31211.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗