| 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 | 42‑97204 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | SKYLARK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bahten, John Irwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sine, George Henning⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cohn, Herbert Jay⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wells, Benjamin Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Biancalana, Mario Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Santa Maria, Luis (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Higbie, Franklyn Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCullough, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Eager, Robert Duane⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |