| 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: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29728. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30139 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SNUFFY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hegewald, John Martin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Ingles, John Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Moritz, Herbert Alvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Neyland, John Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Henry, Paul Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ketterer, David Neely⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hulbert, Dudley Kline⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCormack, Walter Steve⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bridge, Arlie R (IO), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Freitag, Alvin H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |