Mission # 193

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 12 September 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 193, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 626
Synthetic Oil Plant Destroyed
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The 384th Bomb Group, flying as the High Section of the 41st CBW, attacked the primary target, a synthetic oil plant, in Brux, Czechoslovakia. A good visual bomb run was made and results are believed good, although 'a patch of clouds came over the target at the time bombs hit,' so results were unobserved.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 8
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Aborted - 3
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⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-09-12, High Group Lead, H. Frink, R. Koch⇗

17 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
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Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑31222⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑32106⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Hanlon, Ernest Edward⇗Failed To ReturnAt 1105 near Wittenburg, aircraft was hit by ME-109s on first attack in #3 engine; could not climb back to formation and continuously drifted behind until lost sight of; right wing fell off at 1109 and aircraft went down on fire in a steep glide; 3 chutes; crashed in Grünfelde, immediately west of Kyritz, Germany; MACR 8901
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97960⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Koch, Robert Bruce⇗Completed MissionHigh group lead, 41st CBW A wing
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗Completed MissionLanded with wounded aboard.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying Spare; filled in and flew mission, but landed at Woodbridge due to low fuel and difficulty with #1 engine
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37703⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to low oil pressure in #2 engine at altitude. This failure was confirmed by Engineering Officer.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37990⇗Levine, Max (NMI)⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying Spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38213⇗Patella, Joseph David⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to pilot illness.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; engineer's arm crushed in top turret mechanism.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6294⇗Kass, Robert Hiler⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗