| 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 | 42‑5852 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | THE NATURAL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Butler, Johnny Addison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wollenweber, Herman, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Knowling, Edward Johnson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Baggs, Joseph William⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Davis, Preston Allen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Turlington, Howard Joe⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Wolven, William David⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Martin, Burnia ((NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Duzynski, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rogers, Marion Coleman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |