| 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 Comments: High Squadron deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3218 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | DORIS MAE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wilson, Eugene Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Perkins, Newell Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Carroll, George Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Estes, Lloyd Stack⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Thurman, Fillman Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Renfro, Alvin Everette⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grimes, Robert Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mason, Jack Leslie (#2)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |