Mission # 228

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 23 November 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 228, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 722
Primary Attacked Using Gee-H
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the the 41st CBW A Group on today's mission. The formation adjusted bombing altitude to compensate for weather conditions, and bombing was accomplished successfully, albeit with unobserved results.
Primary Target Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 45
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 1
Aborted - 3
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

52 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⇗Starr, William George⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to #4 engine failure: #8 cylinder exhaust stack broke causing the cylinder to be burnt away.
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42‑37788⇗McNamara, John Gordon⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship; high Squadron, B group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
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42‑39888⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to #3 engine supercharger failing.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship; high Squadron, B group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Mock, John Montague⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
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42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Hot camera ship; turned back due to internal engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Bills, Edgar L⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, B group; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, A group; Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B Group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Evans, Hugh Legar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Wehrheim, Francis Walter⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Clements, Ben Hill⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Rose, Gerald Dale⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Rice, Robert Eugene⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Salley, Thomas Raysor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗McLean, William S⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38766.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, B group; Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37703⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37713⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗McDaniel, Clifford Franklin⇗Completed MissionA group deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, A group; Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38542⇗Owens, Robert Clare⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Walker, Jay Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38630⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Duesler, Donald Barton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38750⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Heubner, Emil Junior⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
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43‑38757⇗Harter, David Smuck⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
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43‑38766⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑107121.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Mayner, John Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6141⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Majeske, Charles Paul⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B group.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, A group; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Koch, Robert Bruce⇗Completed MissionA group lead; PFF & Gee-H ship.
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44‑8401⇗Smith, James Milton⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, A group.
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44‑8409⇗O'Donnell, Phillip John⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
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44‑8430⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗