SORTIE REPORT #1285
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: Composite Squadron
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29717 544th SU*M MR. FIVE BY FIVE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Walter Richard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sharff, Sampson (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hedin, Carl Anton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Altman, Murray David 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fallesen, Wayne Peter 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McCracken, Dwight Howard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret O'Leary, Edward Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Leibring, Clarence Paul 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Girard, Donald Robert 544 Completed, Uninjured
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