Mission # 147

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	27 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations > Mission 443: 251 bombers and 191 fighters are dispatched to hit CROSSBOW (V-weapon) supply sites around Pas de Calais, Criel and Chantilly, France; 195 B-17s hit the Pas de Calais area, 12 B-24s hit targets of opportunity and 11 B-24s hit Criel Airfield; 5 B-24s are downed by AA fire, 2 B-24s are damaged beyond repair and 104 B-24s and 8 B-17s are damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 7 WIA and 51 MIA. >> Escort is provided by 149 of 191 P-51s; they claim 6-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft and lose 2 (pilots MIA); 1 P-51 is damaged; after completing the escort, the P-51s bomb and strafe targets of opportunity, including marshalling yards, bridges, railroads, transportation and airfield installations, and dispersal areas. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 147, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 443 V-Weapon Depot Attacked Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group-size formations on today's mission. There was no wing formation specified: the group commanded by Col. Buck was identified as the 41st Combat Wing A Section, and the group commanded by Maj. Stallings was the B section. The target area was somewhat obscured by low clouds, requiring the bombardiers to use Gee-H aiming. The A section dropped on the first bomb run, but trouble with the Gee-H equipment forced the B group to make a second bomb run which concluded successfully.
Primary Target	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 25 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents	1944-06-27, 41st Wing, A Section, W. Buck, L.Helmley ⇗

30 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
42‑37974⇗	Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗	Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗	Completed Mission	Group deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑97178⇗	Burkhard, James Albert⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron lead, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗	Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗	Pring, Robert Bradford⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗	Gibson, James Allen⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗	Dudock, Edward Peter⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗	Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return with both starboard engines feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗	Spiers, Paul Robert⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41st A section flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗	MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron lead, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗	Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗	Completed Mission	Group lead, 41st B section. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗	Liebert, Jack Louis⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗	Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗	[Non-384th Pilot]	Completed Mission	Gee-H ship; loaned to 398th BG at Nuthampstead, AAF Station 131, for today's mission, with Gee-H navigator. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗	Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗	Shearer, Wilbur Lee⇗	Spare, Completed Mission	41st B section flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗	Rucker, David Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron lead, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗	Young, Daniel Monroe⇗	Completed Mission	High group deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗	Hayes, Edgar Jerome⇗	Completed Mission	Low group deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102617⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑102620⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑102959⇗	Strong, Bert Franklin⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron lead, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗	Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗	Completed Mission	Group lead, 41st A section. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗	Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗	Completed Mission	Group deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗	Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗	Completed Mission	41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗	Melsen, Howard Carl⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗	Menke, Robert Arthur⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron deputy, 41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗	Mount, Dick Wilson⇗	Completed Mission	41st B section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗	James, Robert Huey⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron deputy, 41st A section. SORTIE REPORT ⇗