SORTIE REPORT #1273
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
B-17G 42‑37758 ⇗ 545th JD*W KENTUCKY KERNEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jones, William Arch, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Morgan, James Edward, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Coughlin, James Phillip⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wilson, James Marvin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gager, Homer Dwight⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dowsley, Felix Raymond, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Brown, William (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Pierce, Ralph Emerson, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Rotondi, George William, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner White, Frederick Louis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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