Mission # 211

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 15 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 211, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 678
Railroad Hubs Damaged
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW A Group on today's mission. Weather was not favorable for visual bombing, so PFF (radar) aiming was used. The lead squadron's bombs fell on the primary target, but the low squadron's bombs fell some distance away, damaging another marshalling yards, which was the secondary target.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 23
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

30 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
42‑38013⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Low Squadron. Aborted with #1 engine out.
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42‑39888⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑97263⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97282⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97309⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97521⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97960⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑98000⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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42‑102430⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑102501⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron
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42‑102518⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37843⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑37917⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Blankenmeyer, William J⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
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43‑38062⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑38542⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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43‑38548⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Davis, L K (IO)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
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43‑38630⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6512⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
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44‑8007⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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44‑8008⇗Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
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