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; aborted because pilot's oxygen system was out of order; 42x65 M47A1s rtd |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37885 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | MRS. F.D.R. / FROSTIE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Aborted |