| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑16 | 137 | 416 | Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
| Enemy Airfield Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing, the third of three Wings of Air Task Force #1, for today's mission. Bomb pattern centered on the main runway. [Note: Athies-sous-Laon is east of Laon, and the airfield, northeast of Athies, can still be clearly seen on Google Maps.] | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Group, Wing Deputy. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107148 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DARK ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Dean, Ralph Merrick, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Swan, John Loyal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Simmons, Clifford James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Oehlkers, Walter (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Davis, Lionel Gordon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wiley, Roger Carroll⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sylvester, Carlton John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |