Mission # 218

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 2 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 218, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 698
Two Targets Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group for today's mission. The lead and low squadrons attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, the low squadron having to make a second run due to bomb release problems on the first fun. The high squadron Gee-H equipment failed prior to the IP, so the decision was made to follow the low squadron and release when they did. However, the low squadron did not drop on the first run and it was not clear what their intention was, so the high squadron proceeded to attack the briefed last resort target by visual means.
Primary Target Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 34
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Scrubbed - 3
Aborted - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-11-02, Group Lead, PFF ship, G. Koehne, Q. Wilson⇗

42 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⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8409.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97282⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy for Gee-H bomb run.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Toler, Harold Morton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship (no Gee-H navigator assigned for this mission).
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗Dudock, Edward Peter⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship. Led Squadron on bomb run.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38542. Low Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. Gee-H ship. Led Squadron on bomb run.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Gee-H equipment failed before IP. Attempted to follow low Squadron, but they turned off the bomb run. Then tried to catch lead Squadron, but were unable. Then led Squadron to a visual attack on the briefed last resort target.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38542⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102501.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗LeDonne, Edward George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Flying Spare, Returned As BriefedLead Squadron. Could not find formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Green, Loren Lester⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38750⇗Drake, William Bright⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron. On return, landed away at Woodbridge due to difficulty with #4 engine.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Low Squadron. Aborted, but received mission credit.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗McNamara, John Gordon⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37843. Low Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy for bomb run.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗