SORTIE REPORT #1279
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 Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Composite Squadron; aborted because pilot's oxygen system was out of order; 42x65 M47A1s rtd
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37885 ⇗ 544th SU*L MRS. F.D.R. / FROSTIE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator McKinney, David Webster⇗ 544 Aborted
Bombardier Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Owens, John Ralph⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harper, William Lester⇗ 544 Aborted
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