| 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: High Group. Turned back over England with a mechanical failure. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3441 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | PATCHES II / SPOTTED COW |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Reed, William Marcus⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Borgia, Joseph Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Ross, Ralph Kessler⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Sherriff, Albert Keith⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ronquist, Reuben Jacob⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Walker, Charles Junior⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Wilson, Clarence Eugene⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Broussard, Joseph Ellis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |