| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back due to mechanical failure over enemy territory; bombs jettisoned. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97237 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | ROYAL FLUSH II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rooker, Billy Roy⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Co-pilot | Sweeney, Ned Hardy⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Navigator | Cohen, Joseph Meyer⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Togglier | Yeager, George Hallow, Jr⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Radio Operator | Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fugate, Roger (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Jack Alexander⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Tail Gunner | Berger, Robert Jeane⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Supernowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ | 547 | Returned To Base |