| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑09 | 190 | 614 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Ludwigshafen - Again!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the B Wing of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. The primary target was a chemicals plant near Ludwigshafen, Germany. A visual attack was planned but a 10/10ths undercast required the Group to bomb using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Lead group. Returned with one engine out. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97282 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | REBEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Merlis, Albert L⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Feider, Leo John⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Woloszyk, Leonard John⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Oberle, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Everitt, Thomas Bruce⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |