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 | 42-97309 | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
- SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Bagby, Donald Woods ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Curran, Kenneth James ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Davis, Gerald Paul ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Niemann, Carl (NMI) ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Day, Dean Willis ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Huff, Jack Dyer ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Pawlowski, Raymond (NMI) ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | O'Neal, Cecil Cash ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allison, Arthur Ellsworth ⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |