| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑05 | 188 | 605 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| German Industry Attacked: Thirty-six aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing B with thirty-five aircraft attacking the primary target. All aircraft attacking were in combat wing formation and released their bombs at 200 foot interval on the Wing Lead PFF aircraft. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97521. High group flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Chadwick, James Woodrow⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Grantham, Edgar Harry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | White, Leslie Comer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Verbryke, Robert Merrill⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brown, Virgil Darrah⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Schoonover, Henry Kermit⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Klumpp, Kenneth Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Merfeld, Louis Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |