Mission # 315

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 20 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 315, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 962
Clear Weather: Good Bombing
Next Mission
Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. the bomb run was begun using Gee-H (RADAR) but the target was picked up visually with enough time to complete the attack by visual means. Results were reported to be 'Excellent.'
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
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⇗

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
42‑37788⇗Meitzler, Roy Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Martin, Gerald L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Poulton, John W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Clontz, Leon Maynard⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97986⇗Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98027⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Porter, James L⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to uncontrollable propellor.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37917⇗Thompson, Donald Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Zmyndak, William (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Shotto, Francis Rexford⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Humphries, Richard Sterling⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38647⇗Aitken, Robert Partington⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Murray, John Phillip⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Festersen, John Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Thurston, Lawrence E⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Davidson, Wallace Simms⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Henry, Robert Tyson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Pinson, William Theador⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38839⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Hartley, Henry Allan⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Neal, William T⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
44‑6592⇗Ruckman, George Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Eakin, Otho Mitchell⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF & Gee-H Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8211⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8221⇗Lucas, Roy E⇗Completed MissionGroup Deputy. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Sheahan, Robert E⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8541⇗McKay, William Monroe⇗Completed MissionGroup Lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8580⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron Deputy and hot camera ship. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗DeGennaro, Carlo Nicola⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8945⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗