SORTIE REPORT #1279
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
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