SORTIE REPORT #199
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑07‑24 9 75 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway
Aluminum Plants Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H), led by Col. Budd Peaslee, flew its longest mission to date today - over seven hours - mostly over the North Sea to southern Norway. At the target, they found it somewhat obscured on the first bomb run, so went around for a second. Their effort was rewarded with good bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30033 ⇗ 546th BK*G LITTLE AMERICA Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, James Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Ryberg, John Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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