Mission # 91

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 19 April 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 91, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 308
Aircraft Industry Targeted
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Previous Mission
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather again was a challenge for the bombardier, but a good visual bomb run was accomplished and bombs were placed on the target.
Primary Target Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 19
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Flight Completed - 1
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

28 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
42‑3441⇗MacKichan, William Graham⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31435⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31495⇗Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32106⇗Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑97230.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37758⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37982⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38158⇗Wright, James Wiley⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Foster, James Everett⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Landed to correct loose gas cap problem, then took off and joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97136⇗Yokie, John Olivi⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97139⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97142⇗Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97204⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97221⇗Brouillard, Richard Vincent⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97237⇗Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Smith, Charles Grover⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Kelly, John Thomas⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97273⇗Berbrich, John Martin⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102449, which lost a fuel cap and was unable to take off. Took off late; could not locate formation; returned to base.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97367⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗Flight CompletedWeather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, Eng, RO) not identified.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97522⇗Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗Completed MissionWing deputy. PFF ship and unidentified crew members supplied by the 305th BG.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97574⇗Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗Completed MissionWing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102449⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97309.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107057⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107074⇗Strand, Robert Earl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗