| 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 (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97948 ⇗ | 546th | BK*U | HELL ON WINGS | Kraus, Alvin C |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bullitt, Edward James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dexter, Edwin MacLeod⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Matthiesen, Carl Rolf⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hichens, Ralph Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Beckham, Charles Owen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Heeg, Edgar Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kimak, Michael (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |