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. Jettisoned bombs after target. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Gonyon, Thomas Richard, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sell, Herman Rewellien⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Podos, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hagan, Eugene Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Hendricks, William Chalmers⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | McCullough, Jerry Lynnell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sabella, Angelo Sam⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |