Mission # 205

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 5 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 205, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 665
Cologne / Köln Bombed
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Each of the three squadrons comprising the group formation were assigned a different primary target. Bombing was planned to be by Gee-H aiming, but the targets were apparently beyond the range of the Gee-H signals. The lead group's target was a factory in Cologne, the High group's was an oil refinery in Monheim (near Cologne) and the low group's was the M.T. Factory of Ford Motor AG in Cologne. In the end, the city of Cologne itself felt the weight of the attack.
Primary Target Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Type: Non-Military
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 34
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
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 1944-10-05, Group Lead, H. Frink, K. Myrick⇗

43 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
42‑31484⇗Levine, Max (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑32106⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑37788⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑37822⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107148.
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42‑38208⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑97309⇗Farra, Robert Leslie⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑97320⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back, reason unknown.
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42‑97510⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑97521⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97824⇗Durdin, Larkin Clayton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
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42‑97986⇗Henderson, William Vincent⇗Completed MissionDeputy lead. This aircraft led the group on two PFF runs, was hit by flak over target area and lost two engines; could not keep up with group and was going to land in Belgium; plane was under control, but was reported to explode at about 2,000' altitude. However, while it was out of commission for about two months, it was back flying combat missions in December.
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42‑98000⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑102430⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑102449⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑102500⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102501⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron. Dropped late.
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42‑102518⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102661.
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42‑102620⇗Springsted, Donald George⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑102661⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑102518. Low Squadron.
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42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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42‑107121⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation and bombed target; dropped bombs late.
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42‑107125⇗Herzog, John Henry⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
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42‑107148⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑37822. High Squadron.
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43‑37703⇗Norton, Paul E⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑37717⇗Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO)⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑37917⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑38016⇗Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
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43‑38062⇗Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron. Dropped out of formation after bombs away, but returned OK to base.
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43‑38262⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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43‑38548⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron. Released bombs early.
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43‑38579⇗Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗Failed To ReturnLow Squadron. Shot down by FLAK.
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43‑38588⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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43‑38615⇗Patella, Joseph David⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑38616⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron.
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44‑6135⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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44‑6141⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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44‑6149⇗Cornair, Russell John⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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44‑6294⇗Kass, Robert Hiler⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑6476⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑6512⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑8008⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8047⇗Hughes, Robert Davis⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. PFF ship.
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