SORTIE REPORT #1280
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 42‑37924 ⇗ 547th SO*T not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Urton, Raymond Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McCafferty, John Andrew⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gerber, Leonard (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Soto, Roman Serrano⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Martell, Warren Harding⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Robison, John Timothy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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