| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back because of trouble with #2 engine oil pressure and erratic supercharger regulator on #4 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*E | KATHY JANE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ward, P J⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Mondo, Walter John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Bederman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Janicek, George John, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Chiafari, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Landrum, Bert (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Ciamarra, Nicholas Dominick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Holmes, John Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Patton, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jackson, John Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |