| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Turned back over England because they could not find the formation. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102933 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | QUEENIE | Slotwinski, Ted Frank |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Stills, James Vernon⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Brown, Sherwood Gilbert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Long, Thomas Nelson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McKeon, Francis Peter⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Avilez, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Artessa, Carmen Alex⇗ | 546 | Aborted |