Mission # 101

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 7 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 101, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 342
Rail Transportation Attacked
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group formations as the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The bombing radar on both the lead and deputy ships were erratic, but worked when needed.
Primary Target Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 33
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 4
Aborted - 2
Failed To Return - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

43 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
42‑3441⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffHale returned this aircraft to base with a runaway prop. Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37792.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31211⇗Miller, James Gilmore⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Failed To ReturnAt 1020 hrs had #2 engine feathered and started straggling five minutes later, then feathered #4 and peeled off in sharp glide to left rather fast, but still under control; at 1022 jettisoned bombs and turned back at 1027; flak, crashed near Jade, Germany. MACR 4811
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31364⇗West, George Berry⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31435⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31364.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31801⇗Lotz, William Henry⇗Completed MissionWing deputy. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37776⇗Corcoran, John Joseph⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97081.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37785⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37788⇗Brown, James Wesley⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37792⇗Hale, Charles Eugene⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3441.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37974⇗Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗Sharff, Sampson (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗Completed MissionLow group lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97081⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37776.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron lead, low group. Turned back due to crew illness;
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97188⇗Rimbold, Arthur Arimese⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗Inman, Loren Alexander⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to severe diarrhea in pilot, co-pilot, and navigator due to bad potato salad at the snack bar the night before; other cases were reported.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗Berbrich, John Martin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Druckenmiller, Leon Charles⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗Kelly, John Thomas⇗Completed MissionLow group deputy. Bomb release mechanism malfunctioned; bombs jettisoned 16 minutes after target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97404⇗Johnson, William T⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97449⇗Wortman, Marshall (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Sullivan, James Dominic⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Barad, Robert Leo⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, lead group. Ground spare; replaced 42‑102442.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97543⇗Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗Completed MissionWing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97573⇗Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102402⇗Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97521.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Foster, James Everett⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, lead group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Pulliam, Lyle James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, low group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗