SORTIE REPORT #1286
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑29723 ⇗ 546th BK*B WOLF PACK McIntire, Bruce Dodson
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rininsland, Bruce Martin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Heiss, John Lawrence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Johnson, Robert O (1943)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Osepchook, Arthur John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hardy, Emmet Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Plotz, John James⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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