MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑30 | 47 | 169 | Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Primary Target Attacked: Bombs were away at 1202 hours on PFF from 22,000 feet, with unobserved results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: Did not take off. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29632 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | CASED ACE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Co-pilot | Brookings, Walter Francis⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Navigator | Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Bombardier | Bachicha, Martin Paul⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fowlkes, Calvin Oscar Lewis⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Ball Turret | Tessmer, Warren David⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Tail Gunner | Kardos, Louis Julius⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blankenship, Doye Herman⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oldham, Jesse Zera⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |