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 |
B-17G | 42‑107064 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | MISS FITT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Halloran, Kenneth Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kuba, Carl Willliam⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Zabel, Wendell William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Pratt, John Butler⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mayo, Lewis Graham⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Waltrip, Dale LeRoy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Manus, Donald Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sorice, Dominic (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |