Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Combat History of the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in WWII
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Mission Date | 4 April 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 303, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 926
Some Bombs On Target The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Ordered to bomb targets by visual means only, the crews had mixed results. The low squadron dropped on the first run, and returned to base with another group. The lead and high squadrons made two runs, with the lead squadron dropping on the second run. However, the high group was cut off by another squadron and could not bomb. Although they spotted several airfields in the clear on the way back to base, none were found within the permitted attack zone, so all bombs were returned to base.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fassberg, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 35 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 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 | 1945-04-04, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, T. Hutchinson, I. Boyette⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑37788⇗ | Zakas, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Aitken, Robert Partington⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Saxton, John C⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Blagg, John Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38062⇗ | Murphy, William Carey⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑39019. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | Hatch, William Alva⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | High Squadron. Returned to base with #1 engine out, #4 prop ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38647⇗ | Ferrell, Oran Luther ⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38678⇗ | Miley, Harold L⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Festersen, John Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Bowman, Harold Horace⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Meitzler, Roy Albert⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38974⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39019⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38062. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Gregg, William G⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39164⇗ | Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Henry, Robert Tyson⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39236⇗ | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6592⇗ | Martin, Gerald L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6882⇗ | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8408⇗ | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Bradford, James W⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑8580⇗ | Ramsay, Walter E⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8649⇗ | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8679⇗ | Carney, William Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8853⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |