SORTIE REPORT #4119
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fairfield, William Adelbert, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Seidlein, George Harold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McNair, Alexander John 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Needle, Joseph (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Flory, Clarence Robert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bray, Leo (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Wittwer, Derall Boyd 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Andrews, James Lee 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Larkin, Vincent Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
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