Mission # 8

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 14 July 1943
VIII Bomber Command Operations Show Operations
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 8, VIII BC Mission Number 73
Luftwaffe Airfield Pounded
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of its assigned Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was accurately bombed with good results.
Primary Target Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 14
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 3
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 1943-07-14, Group Lead, M. Dillingham, J. Butler⇗

22 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
42‑3218⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑3222⇗Bishop, Charles W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3330⇗Munday, James Stanley⇗Failed To ReturnHit by flak on bomb run, which knocked out #1 engine; after bombs away, fighters attacked, knocking out #3 and #4, #3 catching fire; crew bailed out; aircraft exploded and crashed 500 meters N of Les Essarts-le-Roi, France. No MACR.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5838⇗Frink, Horace Everett⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5848.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5843⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead Ground Spare Aircraft (has bombsight).
42‑5848⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑5838.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5849⇗Sierens, Ernest Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5852⇗Butler, Johnny Addison⇗Completed MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5855⇗Kelly, James Henry⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5883⇗Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, group deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29768⇗Willing, Mark Skinner⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29956⇗Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back at Splasher 10 at 0711 hrs when #3 prop governor broke and prop ran away.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗Algar, Philip Morris⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30030⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑3222.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30032⇗Dietel, William (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30039⇗Hall, Kelmer Jim⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.'
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30043⇗Davidson, John William⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30046⇗Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30065⇗Keck, George Blackburn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30139⇗Christman, Clarence Ray⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back three to four minutes after crossing the French coast at 0748 hrs due to failure of #1 engine.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30147⇗Ward, P J (IO)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30196⇗Armstrong, James Edwin⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗