SORTIE REPORT #4111
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: High Group Deputy. Jettisoned bombs after target.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107221 544th SU*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelley, Robert Encil 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Colling, John Harold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Callicotte, William Frank 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Walton, Daniel Alton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Pippin, Edward Lee 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, Sterling Elwin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Niles, Leonard Eugene 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Pollack, Alexander (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Scudday, Warren Boyce 544 Completed, Uninjured
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