SORTIE REPORT #6109
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑05 188 605 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
German Industry Attacked: Thirty-six aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing B with thirty-five aircraft attacking the primary target. All aircraft attacking were in combat wing formation and released their bombs at 200 foot interval on the Wing Lead PFF aircraft.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97521. High group flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102430 ⇗ 545th JD*O SPAM-O-LINER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Chadwick, James Woodrow⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Grantham, Edgar Harry⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator White, Leslie Comer⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Verbryke, Robert Merrill⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Brown, Virgil Darrah⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Schoonover, Henry Kermit⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Klumpp, Kenneth Bernard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Merfeld, Louis Leonard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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