| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑11‑16 | 36 | 131 | Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
| Several Bomb Runs: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing and 1st Bomb Division on today's mission. From the Division Leader's Narrative: 'We dropped down to 14,000 feet to bomb and did not drop any lower because the low Group would be in the clouds. We could not find the target. None of the other Groups seemed to be able to find it either, so we went back out to the coastline to orient ourselves. We came back in, and thought we were on the target, but we were not sure, so we did not drop our bombs. We made three more bomb runs on the target trying to release our bombs, but they would not release, so on the last run we had our Deputy drop his bombs on signal from the lead plane, and the others dropped on him.' | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Division lead. Salvoed bombs near target (faulty bomb release mechanism). |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5838 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | MAD MONEY II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Lacey, Julius Kahn⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Martin-Vegue, James Raymond⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Carlson, Clyde Pemberton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Procopio, Frank Adolph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1943-11-16, Division Lead, J. Lacey, H. Frink |