Mission # 92

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 April 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 92, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 309
V-Weapons Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two Groups of two Squadrons each, flying as the High Group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, and the High Group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Because of navigation discrepancies, the A Group executed its own bomb run, rather than dropping on the Wing Lead, as briefed. Despite CAVU conditions, it appeared that bombs fell short of the target. The B Group released their bombs on the Wing Lead and it appeared that bombs covered the target well.
Primary Target Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 24
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
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 1944-04-20, 41st Combat Bomb Wing, A Group, High Group Lead, H. Frink, P. N. Williams⇗

29 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
42‑31364⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31435⇗Foster, James Everett⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31495⇗Johnson, William T⇗Spare, Completed MissionB Wing, High Group. Flying Spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37785⇗Yokie, John Olivi⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38158⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97136⇗Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗MacKichan, William Graham⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group, High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Brouillard, Richard Vincent⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97320. This aircraft had inaccurate oil pressure transmitter.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Berbrich, John Martin⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97273. Took off late (1622 vs 1525 hrs) but caught formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97372⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97449⇗Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97477⇗Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead. Aborted shortly before target. Supporting documents show that the crew was granted credit for this sortie.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗Barad, Robert Leo⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102446⇗Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗Completed MissionB Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107074⇗Horton, Lloyd (NMI)⇗Completed MissionA Wing, High Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused