SORTIE REPORT #208
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 42‑5843 ⇗ 547th SO*S BLACK GHOST
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bigelow, William Horace⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Eudey, William (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Givens, Paul Steurer⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Perkins, Asbury Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McLain, Willard Douglas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gase, Albert Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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