Mission # 88

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 April 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 88, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 298
384th Overcomes Weather
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing 'A' on today's mission, providing the lead group and the high squadron of the high composite group. Weather challenged the navigator and bombardier in the vicinity of the target, but there was enough visibility to identify and accurately bomb the primary target on the first bomb run - from an altitude of 11,800 feet!
Primary Target Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 26
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Aborted - 1
Failed To Return - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

34 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
42‑3441⇗Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31048⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31211⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31222⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, high composite group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31364⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31375⇗Rich, John (NMI)⇗Failed To ReturnSuffered a direct hit by flak that blew off plexiglass nose of aircraft at 1111 hrs; aircraft started descending under control; 7 chutes observed; aircraft seen to land in a river, but actually crashed in a forested area just north of Bokensdorf, Germany. MACR 3820
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31435⇗Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, high composite group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗Completed Mission41st Combat Wing A lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37982.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗Gekakis, Anthony⇗Completed MissionFlying Spare Aircraft; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37816⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38158⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Urton, Raymond Lee⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97072⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Completed MissionJoined the 41st Combat Wing B and attacked their secondary target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97081⇗Gowder, Charles Fred⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97124⇗Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97136⇗Yokie, John Olivi⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at 0835; all oxygen systems except left waist lost by 7000 ft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗Kelly, John Thomas⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97228⇗Swanson, Herbert Ture⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97231⇗Tollison, Verlyn Chance⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Miller, Max Jean⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97477⇗Jones, William Arch⇗Completed MissionWing deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107058⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑107083⇗June, Glenn Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗