| MISSION |
| DATE |
8th AF MISSION # |
384th BG MISSION # |
TARGET |
| 1943-08-12 |
81 |
14 |
Synthetic Fuel Plant
Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| SORTIE |
| NUMBER * |
STATUS |
| 330 |
Failed to Return |
| COMMENTS | Capt. Carrington; MIA; e/a, cr Liblar; 4KIA 6POW; MACR 287 |
| AIRCRAFT |
| SERIAL NUMBER |
NAME |
SQ CODE |
TYPE |
| 42-3231 |
The Inferno |
JD*M |
B-17F |
| CREW |
| POSITION |
CREWMEMBER |
UNIT |
STATUS |
| Pilot |
Carrington, Jr, Richard T |
545 |
POW |
| Copilot |
Esty, Harvey C |
545 |
POW |
| Navigator |
Taber, Robin Everett |
545 |
POW |
| Bombardier |
Smithwick, Michael H |
545 |
POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Schmidlapp, Philip E |
545 |
POW |
| Radio Operator |
Brittain, Arthur E |
545 |
KIA |
| Ball Turret |
Smalley, Win R |
545 |
KIA |
| Waist Gunner |
Scholand, Joseph A |
545 |
POW |
| Waist Gunner |
Wingate, Floyd M |
545 |
KIA |
| Tail Gunner |
Parkins, Walter C |
545 |
KIA |
| RELATED DOCUMENTS
|
| TYPE |
IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR |
287 |
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