Mission # 273

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 24 February 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 273, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 845
Secondary Target Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloud coverage of Hamburg prevented visual bombing, so the formation attacked the secondary PFF target.
Primary Target Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1
Returned Early - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1945-02-24, Group Lead, PFF Ship, W. Johnson, J. Gilmore⇗

38 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
42‑37822⇗Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97986⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF ship.
42‑98027⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Peterson, Calvin James⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Welsh, James H⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Murphy, William Carey⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39035⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Rush, Joseph Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Goble, Charles D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Funk, Donald Olsen⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed MissionGroup lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Kuite, Donald Warren⇗Returned EarlyTurned back because #2 engine failed. Attacked target of opportunity (TOO) at 53°40'N,07°55'E, near Quakenbrück, Germany.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Keller, Marion Wayne⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗