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: Turned back at 1042 hrs because nose and windshields were completely blocked out by frost and throwing oil; 12x500GP rtd |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑37776 ⇗ | 546th | BK*R | LADY DREW | Coon, Lawrence John |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Smith, Roger Clement⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Reid, Harvey William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Kendall, Earl Frank⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Kaminski, Bruno (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Danko, Charles Gabriel⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Green, Jesse Britten⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamilton, Gerald Thorwald⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Boney, Chester Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |