384th BG Mission

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	25 July 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations	Show Operations > Mission Number 76: Three locations in Germany are targeted; 19 heavy bombers are lost, mostly to effective formation attacks by German fighters. The raid on Hamburg is part of 6 Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) missions against that port city and follows a raid of the previous night during which nearly 750 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers did tremendous damage to the target. >> Air Task Force 1. 123 B-17's are dispatched against the diesel engine works at Hamburg but due to cloud cover, 100 hit the shipyard at 1630-1645 hours; they claim 38-6-27 Luftwaffe aircraft; 15 B-17's are lost and 67 damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 5 WIA and 150 MIA. >> Air Task Force 2. 59 B-17's are dispatched against the Kiel Shipyard but return because of cloud cover. >> Air Task Force 3. 141 B-17's are dispatched against the aviation industry at Warnemunde; 118 hit the Kiel Shipyard at 1630-1700 hours; they claim 6-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 B-17's are lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 50 are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 3 WIA and 40 MIA. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
Mission	384th BG Mission Number 10, VIII BC Mission Number 76 Smoke Screen Challenges Bombardiers Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as part of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. A flak barrage was thrown up in the target area but caused little damage. However, an estimated 300 enemy fighters attacked the formation in the target area, resulting in many losses for the group. The target partially obscured by smoke screen but the bombardiers were able to see enough ground points to make an effective attack.
Primary Target	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 11 Ditched - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 3 Failed To Return - 6
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents	1943-07-25, Group Lead, A. Nuttall, R. Carrington⇗

25 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
42‑3024⇗	Ward, P J (IO)⇗	Failed To Return	Damaged by enemy action, details uncertain. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3069⇗	Hankinson, Gordon Joshua⇗	Failed To Return	Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3075⇗	Hegewald, John Martin⇗	Failed To Return	Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29728. Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Wesel, Germany area. No MACR SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3088⇗	Christman, Clarence Ray⇗	Failed To Return	Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3122⇗	Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗	Failed To Return	Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3218⇗	Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3222⇗	Mattes, Frank George⇗	Completed Mission	Group Deputy Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3259⇗	Armstrong, James Edwin⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5806⇗	Swank, Robert Dale⇗	Completed Mission	Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5855⇗	Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗	Completed Mission	The pilot was wounded shortly after crossing the enemy coast, so co-pilot flew most of the mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5883⇗	Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗	Failed To Return: Ditched	Low Squadron Lead. Damaged by flak and fighters, ditched in the North Sea. Rescued by a Danish fishing boat; returned to duty. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5889⇗	Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗	Completed Mission	Only aircraft/crew of the Low Squadron to return to Grafton Underwood today. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29670⇗	Hall, Kelmer Jim⇗	Failed To Return	Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29686⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑29728⇗	[N/A]	Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off	Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑30075. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29927⇗	Higdon, Philip Earl⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29985⇗	Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗	Algar, Philip Morris⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30030⇗	Bishop, Charles W⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1435 hrs at Splasher 5 because prop on #2 engine ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30032⇗	Dietel, William (NMI)⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	High Squadron Lead. Turned back at 1443 hrs because #1 prop ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30033⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑30043⇗	[N/A]	Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑30046⇗	Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30139⇗	Carrington, Richard Thompson⇗	Completed Mission	Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30145⇗	Harry, William Russell⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Turned back 15 miles from English coast because ball turret was inoperative and the RPM on engine #1 dropped to zero. SORTIE REPORT ⇗

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