Mission # 204

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 3 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 204, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 662
Synthetic Oil Bombed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that.
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Landed In Allied Territory - 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 1944-10-03, Group Lead, A. Bean, J. LaBoda⇗

40 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
42‑32106⇗Johnstone, William Andrew⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship. Returned with two engines out.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Cornair, Russell John⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗Patella, Joseph David⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗Levine, Max (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97948⇗Davis, L K (IO)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Springsted, Donald George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Norton, Paul E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37990⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryLeft formation after target; heard calling for landing instructions at Melsbroek airfield in Brussels, Belgium, but force-landed in a field, destroying the aircraft. Crew returned to duty on 17 October.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 303rd BG for today's mission. Manned by 303rd personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38262⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗Completed MissionReleased bombs late on target of opportunity.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38579⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38615⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6135⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6149⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6294⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Herzog, John Henry⇗Completed MissionDeputy lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Cline, Walter William⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗