Mission # 295

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 23 March 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 295, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 908
Pinpoint Accuracy
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing B Group on today's mission. Clear conditions on the bomb run and at the target resulted in accurate bombing.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 34
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Aborted - 1
Failed To Return - 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 1945-03-23, Group Lead, PFF and GEE-H Ship, A. Strickland, W. Kinnaird⇗

41 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
42‑97309⇗Lucas, Roy E⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Miller, John C⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Martin, Byron L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Bradford, James W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedGee-H ship.
43‑38501⇗Zakas, Joseph (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38647⇗Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Saxton, John C⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Whitesides, John Boyce⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Bowman, Harold Horace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38801⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗MacDonald, Ranald Hugh⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39053⇗Connor, John Michael⇗Failed To ReturnLeft formation at target on fire after aircraft received direct flak burst, setting #4 on fire and #2 started smoking; the aircraft lost 8-10,000ft in a spin, then exploded in mid-air; two to four chutes observed; crashed near Duisburg, Germany. MACR 13611
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Pierce, Oscar William⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Jordan, Theodore Gustav⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Goble, Charles D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Grove, Alfred W⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Smisek, William Joseph⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6923⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Returned early with bombs due to #2 engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗Kinnaird, William Robert⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8608⇗Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Reed, Verlin Dean⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Baughman, John R⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗