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: Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Peck, Harland Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Jennings, William Cornelius⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cheresnik, Edward John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Rancatore, Frank James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Algase, Max Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sunshine, Morris Hyman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Chapmon, William Theodore⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Allen, Wallace Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hunter, George Filmore⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |