Mission # 124

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 3 June 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 124, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 388
Equipment Difficulties
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 'second' Group (30 seconds behind the 303rd BG) of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's morning mission. The first bomb run was started as a PFF run, but the target became clearly visible, causing the crew to switch to visual aiming. In that process, the AFCE went out, necessitating a second try. On the second bomb run, the target could not be picked up visually, nor could any other briefed target be seen. Finally, a gun emplacement in the area was seen and attacked.
Primary Target Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France
Target Attacked (Mode) TOO (Visual)
Target: Artillery Emplacement
Type: Military
Location: 50°23'N,1°38'E (3 miles SE of Berck-sur-Mer), France
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 18
Flight Completed - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

26 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 
42‑32106⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑37758.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑32106.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Shelley, John Keith⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97072⇗Kelly, John Thomas⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron, Group Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Thoma, Edward Paul⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97178⇗Bagby, Donald Woods⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Pring, Robert Bradford⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Rosborough, James Edward⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97309⇗Burkhard, James Albert⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97699⇗Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗Completed MissionGroup Lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102442⇗Peterson, Harold William⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Rucker, David Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Liebert, Jack Louis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102566⇗Van Every, Russell Meredith⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102601⇗Peck, Harland Kenneth⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Shearer, Wilbur Lee⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107064⇗MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Flight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, Eng, RO) not identified in Group records.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6080⇗Menke, Robert Arthur⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗