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 | 30 December 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 47, VIII BC Mission Number 169
Primary Target Attacked Bombs were away at 1202 hours on PFF from 22,000 feet, with unobserved results.
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| Primary Target |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 20 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Ditched - 1 Scrubbed - 1 Aborted - 5 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24560⇗ | Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Composite Squadron; turned back at 1016 hrs because of oxygen failure in top turret; system dropped to zero and after it was recharged to 250 lbs it again dropped to 120 lbs in 15 mins; 18 M47A1s rtd SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24578⇗ | Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back near Molesworth; #3 supercharger defective SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3087⇗ | Price, William Merriman⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3259⇗ | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Gatwick with #4 engine out; bombed target; sent to 2 Strategic Air Depot at Little Staughton for repair. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3492⇗ | Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead; aircraft, and remaining unidentified crew, supplied by 482BG at Alconbury. Lecates (P) was formerly a 384th pilot: he had transferred to the 482nd after completing a combat tour. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5909⇗ | Harris, George Warren⇗ | Completed Mission | Group deputy; aircraft and unidentified crew supplied by 482nd BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29554⇗ | Yelvington, Melton Albert⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29632⇗ | Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Did not take off. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29651⇗ | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29688⇗ | McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29703⇗ | West, George Berry⇗ | Completed Mission | Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #5 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29717⇗ | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Composite Squadron SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29723⇗ | Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29809⇗ | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30026⇗ | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | Moore, Clifford Orville⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31222⇗ | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31274⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | Failed To Return: Ditched | Composite Squadron Ldr; mechanical fault; 15 mins over France #1 prop ran away, threw chunks of cowling, and caught on fire; MACR 1768; ditched in Channel at 1125 hrs; nine crew picked up, one missing; crew at Swanley Manor Hospital in Lewes. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37725⇗ | Markow, Henry Victor⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37758⇗ | Jones, William Arch⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Smith, Roger Clement⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1042 hrs because nose and windshields were completely blocked out by frost and throwing oil; 12x500GP rtd SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37793⇗ | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37801⇗ | Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37816⇗ | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | Stier, George Withers⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1020 hrs because of oxygen failure; oxygen filler line broke on ball turret and oxygen was leaking from the tail, left waist, ball, and radio positions; four men were completely without oxygen; 12x500GP rtd to base SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37885⇗ | Lotz, William Henry⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Composite Squadron; aborted because pilot's oxygen system was out of order; 42x65 M47A1s rtd SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37924⇗ | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39784⇗ | Larsen, Jack Kirby⇗ | Completed Mission | Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #6 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | Completed Mission | Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #7 of lead Squadron of 379th BG, landed away at Alconbury due to low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |