| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Group. Turned back over England because they could not find the formation. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gibson, James Allen⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Preller, Robert Henry⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | O'Neill, John P⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gramc, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bowers, Henry Melvin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Holderbaum, Kenneth (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Kennemer, Frank Winifred⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilmore, James Karry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |