Mission # 246

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 30 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 246, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 770
Historic Limburg Spared
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. Encountering 10/10ths cloud cover at the primary target, the group followed briefed orders from Wing - bomb the primary target under visual conditions only - and continued on to the PFF secondary target. PFF operators in the lead and high squadrons could not pick up the target on the first run, so a second run was needed. The low squadron released on the first run. The squadrons did not reassemble in group formation for the return flight, but did maintain visual contact with each other.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 4
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
42‑37788⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37822⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗Ramsay, Walter E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Low Squadron. Aborted; #2 engine failed.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37703. Milligan aborted 703 after takeoff, returned and moved his crew to this Spare Aircraft. Once he was again airborne, it was too late to catch up to the Group, and he returned to base.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Doran, William Elmer⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97960⇗Molder, Charles Richard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF& Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗Koch, Robert Bruce⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Made the decision not to attack the primary target and led the Group to the PFF secondary. When the lead and high Squadrons were unable to complete the attack on the first run, led them on a second run that was successful.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37717.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Richardson, George P⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Low Squadron. Aborted with #2 engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined low Squadron formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Gabel, Raymond John⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Lost #3 engine after takeoff. Returned to base and moved his crew to 42‑97320.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102430.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffLoaned to the 91st BG for today's mission. Manned by 91st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38262⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 398th BG for today's mission. Manned by 398th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗McLean, William S⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Smisek, William Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗MacDonald, Ranald Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38850⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8216⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗