SORTIE REPORT #4123
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 42‑97521 545th JD*H THE SAINT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Shearer, Wilbur Lee, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hogshire, William Judson 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Myers, Robert Stewart 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Shedd, Charles Livingston 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lipps, Paul Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Foltz, Howard William 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Knight, Wilburn Moses 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harp, James Hubert 546 Completed, Uninjured
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