SORTIE REPORT #202
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
B-17F 42‑30065 ⇗ 547th SO*O not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Keck, George Blackburn⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gaither, Raymond A⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Juart, William Woodrow⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Bryant, Arthur Russell⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hollingsworth, Frank Hoyle⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret DeVille, Milton Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jackson, Billy J (IO)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Igou, William Fredrick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Paduch, Theodore (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hughes, Walden Allan⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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