384th Bomb Group
Group
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5132 - The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by bombing aircraft assembly plants, ground strafing aircraft and hitting associated industrial sites. The Group were awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations. The first was awarded to the 1st Bomb Division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft factories at Oschersleben on 11 January 1944. The second was for bravery under fire when leading the 41st Wing on a mission to bomb an aircraft factory and airfield at Oberpfafenhafen, southern Germany, on 24 April 1944.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
- Service Numbers: O-17061
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-19465
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer; pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-18006
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-23307
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commander, Pilot
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 25 May 1943 - 16 June 1945 |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38628147
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13047244
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Helena
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Doasy Doats
- Unit: Base Air Depot 1 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron 491st Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dark Angel
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 28 February 1944
- Date: 25 February 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 22 February 1944
- Date: 29 November 1943
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
