Mission # 278

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 1 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 278, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 857
Transportation Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing, there was sufficient visibility in the target area for visual sighting. The lead and low squadrons were able to bomb on the first run, but a bomb sight salvo switch malfunction in the high squadron lead plane forced a second run for them. The entire group stayed together for the second run, with the high squadron in the lead.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 39
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 4
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

46 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⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 401st BG for today's mission. Manned by 401st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Grove, Alfred W⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to #2 engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗Peterson, Calvin James⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. May have taken over lead on return due to flak damage to the lead ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed MissionHot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Sharp, Alan E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107148⇗Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38062⇗Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38630⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Belsinger, Harry Flair⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Lucas, Roy E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Goble, Charles D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗Murphy, William Carey⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Graehl, Russell E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Reed, Verlin Dean⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Pierce, Oscar William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6590⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 306th BG for today's mission. Manned by 306th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8008⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 305th BG for today's mission. Manned by 305th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Completed MissionLoaned to the 305th BG for today's mission. Manned by 305th personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗Completed MissionGroup lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedPFF and Gee-H ship.
44‑8668⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead; PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗