| 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 |
Failed To Return: Ditched Comments: Composite Squadron Ldr; mechanical fault; 15 mins over France #1 prop ran away, threw chunks of cowling, and caught on fire; MACR 1768; ditched in Channel at 1125 hrs; nine crew picked up, one missing; crew at Swanley Manor Hospital in Lewes. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31274 ⇗ | 544th | SU*O | SEA HAG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Co-pilot | Jackson, Winthrop Alsop, Jr⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Navigator | Curtin, John Quinn⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Bombardier | Davis, David Harold⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Radio Operator | Cloud, Doy Jennings⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Ball Turret | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gregori, Aldo Joseph⇗ | 544 | MIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Ditched, Rescued |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 1768⇗ |