| 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: Landed away at Gatwick with #4 engine out; bombed target; sent to 2 Strategic Air Depot at Little Staughton for repair. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Beinar, Theophilus Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Rachunas, Joseph George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cason, Alfred Gibbs⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Curtis, William Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |