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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying Spare; joined formation. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑29723 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | WOLF PACK | McIntire, Bruce Dodson |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Rininsland, Bruce Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Heiss, John Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Johnson, Robert O (1943)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Osepchook, Arthur John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hardy, Emmet Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plotz, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |