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: Low Squadron lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑5848 ⇗ | 547th | SO*R | PATCHES |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Kilmer, Robert Bruce, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Barkley, John William, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wilson, William Hollis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Murray, James Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hood, Emmett Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | McKeon, James William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Saunders, Paul Ralph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ratkiewicz, Louis Lawrence⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, William Enoch⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |