SORTIE REPORT #6103
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
Comments: Hot camera ship, low Squadron.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 ⇗ 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bayne, William Davis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Scherer, Raymond Julius⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Furiga, Frank Dominic⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ondrusek, Marvin John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Regan, Richard George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jones, William Jesse⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Palmer, Raymond George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chalkus, Joseph William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Franklin, Walter Dewitt⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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