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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Briefed to fly in high Squadron of composite group, flew #5 position with unidentified Group; landed away at Thurleigh due to low fuel |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*E | KATHY JANE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | West, George Berry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Yount, Donald Laverne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | DeWitt, Robert Courtney⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Credidio, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Anderson, Charles LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Crippen, Creig B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Skerko, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Graeb, William Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ray, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Figley, Wilbert Guy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |