Mission # 104

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 9 May 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 104, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 347
Railroad Hub Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Clear weather at the target enabled accurate sighting, resulting in heavy damage to the target area.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Thionville, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 11
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2
Scrubbed - 2
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 1944-05-09, Wing Lead, D. Smith, E. Ulrey⇗

17 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
42‑31364⇗Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗Completed MissionWing lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Completed MissionWing deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Rucker, David Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102430.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107057.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97573⇗Kirkpatrick, William Hugh⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97201.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗Burkhard, James Albert⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #1 supercharger failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Corcoran, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Carey, Gates Chapman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Dean, Ralph Merrick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97251.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Sullivan, James Dominic⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare: joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗