SORTIE REPORT #217
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 42‑29956 ⇗ 544th SU*B VERTICAL SHAFT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot MacKenzie, Donald B⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Everson, Charles W⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Kennedy, Robert J⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kelley, John R⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kilcourse, John Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Traylor, James Audin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Gregori, Raymond Patrick⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bucheri, Sebastian (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blauer, John Christian⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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