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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