| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Composite Squadron; turned back at 1016 hrs because of oxygen failure in top turret; system dropped to zero and after it was recharged to 250 lbs it again dropped to 120 lbs in 15 mins; 18 M47A1s rtd |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24560 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | LITTLE AUDREY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | DeMille, Robert Eversley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Belk, Robert Kirk⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Mason, Earl Carter⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Striesfeld, Nathan (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burger, Joseph Earnest⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Engwer, Donald Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Pardee, Raymond Floyd⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plummer, Frederick Wayne⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, James Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |