Mission # 302

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 3 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 302, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 926
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B group on today's mission. Solid clouds prevented visual attack on the primary target, so the secondary target was attacked using PFF aiming.
Primary Target Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Secondary (PFF)
Target: Deutsche Werke Drydocks
Type: Shipyards
Location: Kiel, Germany
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 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 1945-04-03, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, C. Thacker, D.Funk⇗

42 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⇗Voiland, Eugene Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Henry, Robert Tyson⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102620⇗Montgomery, Robert W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑37917⇗Oliver, Mando (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Martin, Byron L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Aitken, Robert Partington⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Miley, Harold L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Bowman, Harold Horace⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8430.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Gregg, William G⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Martin, Gerald L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38801⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39019⇗Murphy, William Carey⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39164⇗Turner, Willard Jerome⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Gray, Fred Price⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Spangler, George Knox⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Jamison, Joseph F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6923⇗MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗Completed MissionThis was the engineer's last combat mission. He was so happy he started firing his guns over the English Channel. One bullet accidentally hit the tail gunner, Brown, putting him in the hospital with a slight head wound and concussion. This mishap saved Brown's life as he was not able to fly with MacKellar on 6 April.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Zakas, Joseph (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗Funk, Donald Olsen⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF ground spare.
44‑8608⇗Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8665⇗Gilmer, Charles E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Carroll, James E⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗