| 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 1020 hrs because of oxygen failure; oxygen filler line broke on ball turret and oxygen was leaking from the tail, left waist, ball, and radio positions; four men were completely without oxygen; 12x500GP rtd to base |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Stier, George Withers⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bertram, Harold John⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Harvey, Ralph Oscar⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Heine, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Schliske, Hilbert Laverne⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kane, Francis Patrick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | David, Alfred Alme⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Mock, Melvin Bert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Norton, Richard Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |