| 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 deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Sierens, Ernest Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Acker, Joel Milton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Scoursi, Spiridon John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Blossman, Allan Milton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ketterman, Harry Kennith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Johnson, Melvin Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hunt, George Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Van Green⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brindley, Louis Delbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hansen, Melvin Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |