Mission # 268

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 19 February 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 268, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 835
Transportation Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st A Combat Wing on today's mission. The field order specified that the primary target would only be bombed under visual conditions or using Gee-H equipment. Since the primary was cloud-covered and the Gee-H was unreliable in the lead and inoperative in the deputy lead Aircraft, the decision was made to bomb the secondary using PFF. Due to erratic behavior of the PFF equipment in both the lead and deputy lead aircraft, the lead position changed several times on the bomb run. Finally, the deputy lead got their PFF settled down and the attack was completed.
Primary Target Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 37
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 5
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1945-02-19, Wing Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, T. Milton, P. Y. Williams⇗

45 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⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37788⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97510⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97824⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionPFF and Gee-H ship loaned to the 305th BG with Gee-H Navigator.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Richardson, George P⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Peterson, Calvin James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37843⇗Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Smith, Jack L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38630⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Welsh, James H⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Kuite, Donald Warren⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John Boyce⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗Boyette, Irving H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39035⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39060⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Reed, Verlin Dean⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Funk, Donald Olsen⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionWing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF and Gee-H ship.
44‑8408⇗Martin, Robert B⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗Williams, Philip Young⇗Completed MissionWing lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗Cook, Raymond D⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗