| 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 |