SORTIE REPORT #11561
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 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Did not take off.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29632 ⇗ 545th JD*K CASED ACE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Brookings, Walter Francis⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Navigator Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Bombardier Bachicha, Martin Paul⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Shade, William James⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Fowlkes, Calvin Oscar Lewis⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Tessmer, Warren David⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Kardos, Louis Julius⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blankenship, Doye Herman⇗ 545 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Oldham, Jesse Zera⇗ 545 Scrubbed
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