SORTIE REPORT #1276
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 Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37801 ⇗ 547th SO*G DYNAMITE EXPRESS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Morgan, Myron Clinton⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Horsky, Marvin Lewis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wirth, Theodore Matthew⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Peifer, Wilbur Alan⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Honeycutt, John Samuel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Craden, Solomon (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Polley, George Gibson, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Parker, Peter Franklin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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