| 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 | 42‑30142 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | PISTOL PACKIN MAMMA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hall, Kelmer Jim⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Summers, Bradley Briscoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Crary, James David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Schindler, Herbert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Keathley, Edward Raine⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Harland, Kenneth Watkins, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Veber, Max Burton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McCulley, George Dewey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dean, Holgate Joseph⇗ | Completed, Uninjured | |