SORTIE REPORT #6093
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑03 187 602 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Chemical Works Attacked: Thirty-six aircraft of the 384th BG flew as the 41st CBW C Wing and all aircraft attacked the primary target, a chemical works at Ludwigshaven, Germany. All aircraft, in combat wing formation released their bombs at 250-foot intervals on the Wing PFF aircraft.
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 42‑37788 ⇗ 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Harter, David Smuck⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Warren Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Spears, Simms Memory⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Adams, Harold Peter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Brumley, Paul James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pierce, Lee Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Clairday, Willard Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Seibel, Joseph Austin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stephens, Frank (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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