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Mission # 144

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 22 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 144, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 432
Transportation Attacked
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 24
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 4
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives
Other Mission Documents 1944-06-22, Wing Lead, D. Smith, G. Junes

32 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
42‑37822[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37974Anderson, Earl OverladeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37982Norton, Paul ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38014[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑38208Brown, Billie BarnardCompleted MissionLow group deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Koch, Robert BruceCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97201Lynch, Edward ThomasSpare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97204Stevens, Raymond RobertCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Haning, John MiltonCompleted MissionHigh Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271Birckhead, Robert BruceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97282Druckenmiller, Leon CharlesCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Kirkpatrick, William HughCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824June, Glenn JosephCompleted MissionWing lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97941Humbles, Alfred ThomasCompleted MissionLow group lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97948Stills, James VernonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430Spiers, Paul RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Wilson, Quentin (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Rucker, David LeroyCompleted MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102501Hayes, Edgar JeromeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102617Allred, Frank LavonSpare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Shearer, Wilbur LeeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Rosborough, James EdwardSpare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107121Ungerman, Kenneth ArmisteadCompleted MissionWing deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107148[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑107224Bagby, Donald WoodsCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37703Murchan, Lawrence AloysiusCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Liebert, Jack LouisSpare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6080Bahten, John IrwinCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6105[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6109Keate, Richard CliffordCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6141Halasz, John JuliusCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6149MacFarlane, Menzies JamesCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT