SORTIE REPORT #203
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
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