Mission # 213

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 18 October 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 213, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 682
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target so each squadron started a Gee-H bomb run - in each case the Gee-H equipment failed, so the deputy had to take over with PFF (radar), with varying results. The lead and low squadron deputies did not have enough time to take over on the initial bomb run, so they turned and attacked the PFF secondary. The high squadron was able to complete the attack on the primary on the first run.
Primary Target Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 28
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Landed In Allied Territory - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 5
Aborted - 6
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

44 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⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness.
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42‑37822⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑39888⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑97271⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑97282⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑97309⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron. Aborted due to faulty prop governor.
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42‑97510⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97521⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryHigh Squadron. Soon after bombs away, this aircraft started to drop back from formation under control, and continued to drop back until out of sight; returned to base and resumed combat missions after seven weeks.
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42‑97592⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-H equipment failed, but too late to bomb primary. Led Squadron to attack secondary by PFF.
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42‑97824⇗Toler, Harold Morton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed.
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42‑97960⇗Smith, Jack M⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102500⇗Mohler, John Grigsby⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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42‑102566⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102661⇗Groff, Richard Hubert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with #3 engine out.
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42‑107125⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
43‑37703⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back during formation assembly; landed at Waterbeach; reported an engine on fire.
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43‑37843⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Landed In Allied TerritoryLanded in allied territory due to battle damage and low fuel.
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43‑37917⇗Hunt, John Hardy⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑37971⇗Holmes, George W⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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43‑38016⇗Martin, Donald Francis⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed.
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43‑38062⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38262⇗Neville, Harry Walter⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. Force-landed on continent with battle damage and low fuel; abandoned aircraft.
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43‑38542⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Mead, Frank Willard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38678⇗Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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43‑38747⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38750⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
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44‑6141⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Johnstone, William Andrew⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-H equipment failed; completed attack on primary target.
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44‑8008⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. PFF ship. Took over on bomb run after lead Gee-h equipment failed, but too late to bomb primary. Led Squadron to attack secondary by PFF.
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44‑8047⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8409⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Lead group hot camera ship. Aborted due to oxygen regulator trouble
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44‑8430⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; aircraft would not climb to altitude.
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