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) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying Spare; joined formation. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37758 ⇗ | 545th | JD*W | KENTUCKY KERNEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Jones, William Arch, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Morgan, James Edward, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Coughlin, James Phillip⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wilson, James Marvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gager, Homer Dwight⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Dowsley, Felix Raymond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Brown, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pierce, Ralph Emerson, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rotondi, George William, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | White, Frederick Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |