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 | 43‑37717 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | PRO KID |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Liebert, Jack Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Maxey, Jesse Edward, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | May, Warren Francis, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gray, James Ronald⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fishbein, Alfred (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Wood, David Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Drysdale, Douglas David⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Goresh, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |