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Mission # 219

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 4 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 219, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 700
Two Targets Attacked
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Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing. The Lead and Low Squadrons attacked the Gee-H primary target at Bottrop, Germany. The High Squadron attacked the PFF secondary target at Hamm, Germany.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

44 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
42‑31484⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38542. High Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship; high Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Harter, David Smuck⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Springsted, Donald George⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Bills, Edgar L⇗Completed MissionPFF ship; high Squadron lead. Took lead for 2nd bomb run and bombing with PFF.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed MissionGee-H ship; low Squadron deputy. Took lead for bomb run and bombing with Gee-H.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗McNamara, John Gordon⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship; high Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗McKone, Joseph F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑102449⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑102500⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102933.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Somers, James Lowell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑102500.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionGee-H ship; lead Squadron deputy. Took lead for bomb run and bombing with Gee-H.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38501⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38542⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37788.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Heubner, Emil J⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Hulcher, Donald Lawrence ⇗Completed MissionPFF ship; low Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Herzog, John Henry⇗Completed MissionPFF ship; group lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionGee-H ship; high Squadron deputy. Took lead for 1st bomb run - Gee-H equipment failed.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗Abbott, Edward William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗