SORTIE REPORT #4102
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 44‑6149 ⇗ 547th SO*U HOT AFTER IT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lynch, Edward Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Adams, John David⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Calisto, James Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Gerbig, Lawrence William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kunkel, Carl Arlan⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Taylor, Edwin Johnston⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Weisl, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Filippi, Walter James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Vori, John (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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