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Mission # 186

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 30 August 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 186, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 590
"NOBALL" Target Attacked
The 384th Bomb Group (H) dispatched 37 aircraft to form the lead group of the 41st A CBW. The primary target, 'NOBALL' installations (V-1 launch sites), was attacked by all aircraft, except as noted.
Primary Target Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Flight Completed - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 3
Aborted - 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 1944-08-30, Wing Lead, G. Sammons, W. Fairfield

46 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
42‑31484Brodie, James JosephCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑32106Johnstone, William AndrewCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37788Rowe, George BCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37822Hepler, Wilbur DavidCompleted MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑38013Mock, John MontagueCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38208Owens, Robert ClareCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97150Skehan, Joseph LynneCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97251Tracy, Edward HanksCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97263Hicks, Ralph BenjaminCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97271[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97282Hughes, Robert DavisCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97309Pluhar, Emil EdwardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97510Pranger, Nicholas VincentCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑97521Wismer, Richard GlenSpare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97824Morris, Gordon (NMI)Completed MissionGee-H ship. Low Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97948McCartney, James ThomasCompleted MissionGee-H ship. High Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑97986[Pilot TBD]Flight CompletedWeather aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑98000[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102566.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102430Gabel, Raymond JohnSpare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102459Norton, Paul ECompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102500Causa, Raymond (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102501Hassing, Eugene TheronCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102566Patella, Joseph DavidCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑98000.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102601[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107083.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑102620Duesler, Donald BartonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102661Reed, William MarcusCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑102933Hanlon, Ernest EdwardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107057Cepits, Francis FrederickAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; #1 engine failed.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107058LeDonne, Edward GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑107083Mohler, John GrigsbyCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102601.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107121Dudock, Edward PeterCompleted MissionHot camera ship. High Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107125Fairfield, William AdelbertCompleted MissionGee-H ship. Wing lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑107148Durdin, Larkin ClaytonCompleted MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38213. Wing Deputy; hot camera ship. Did not attack target due to frozen bomb racks.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37703Groff, Richard HubertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37717Green, Loren LesterCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37822Mumper, Benjamin RoyceSpare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑37843Bean, Donald WCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37917Gross, Kenneth EugeneCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑37971Kass, Robert HilerCompleted MissionHot camera ship. Low Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
43‑38062Dodson, Lee WhiteCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
43‑38213[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6105[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6109Martin, Donald FrancisCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑6135Levine, Max (NMI)Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT
44‑6294Hunt, John HardyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
44‑8008Myrick, Kenneth DelayFlight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified
SORTIE REPORT