384th BG Mission

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	2 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations The role of the heavy bombers from 2-5 June in preparation for the invasion of Normandy on 6 June includes continuation of attacks against transportation and airfield targets in Northern France and the institution of a series of blows against coastal defenses, mainly located in the Pas de Calais coastal area, to deceive the enemy as to the sector to be invaded (Operation COVER). > Mission 384: >> In the morning, 521 of 633 B-17s and 284 of 293 B-24s hit V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area; 11 B-17s are damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 1 WIA and 1 MIA. Mission 385: >> In the afternoon, 242 B-17s are dispatched to railroad targets in the Paris area; 163 hit the primaries, 49 hit Conches Airfield, 12 hit Beaumont-sur-Oise Airfield and 1 hits Caen/Carpiquet Airfield; 77 B-24s are dispatched to Bretigny Airfield in France; 13 hit the primary target, 47 hit Creil Airfield and 14 hit Villeneuve Airfield; 2 B-17s and 5 B-24s are lost, 2 B-24s are damaged beyond repair and 90 B-17s and 37 B-24s damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 4 WIA and 68 MIA. > 3 of 7 P-38s hit the Ostend Bridge, Belgium without loss. > 3 B-17s fly weather reconnaissance over the Atlantic. > During the evening, 5 B-17s drop leaflets on targets in Belgium and France; and 18 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER operations. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
Mission	384th BG Mission Number 122, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 384 Pre-Invasion Tactical Targets Next Mission Previous Mission Colonel Dale O Smith led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) as Group #1 of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The Groups of the Wing followed at 3 minute intervals, rather than the normal stacked Wing formation. The assigned target was attacked through solid cloud layers using PFF, with unobserved results.
Primary Target	Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 19 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

23 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]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑31435⇗	[N/A]	Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑37758⇗	[N/A]	Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑38013⇗	Menke, Robert Arthur⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗	[N/A]	Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused
42‑38208⇗	Shelley, John Keith⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97072⇗	Thoma, Edward Paul⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗	June, Glenn Joseph⇗	Completed Mission	Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗	MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97201⇗	Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗	Pring, Robert Bradford⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗	Gibson, James Allen⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗	Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97449⇗	Wortman, Marshall (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97574⇗	Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗	Completed Mission	Group Lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members supplied by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗	Gowder, Charles Fred⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗	Rucker, David Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗	Carey, Gates Chapman⇗	Completed Mission	High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗	Sullivan, James Dominic⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗	Melsen, Howard Carl⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107064⇗	Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗	Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗	Brown, Billie Barnard⇗	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗

Mission # 122

MISSION SUMMARY