| 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: High Group. Turned back over England with a mechanical failure. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97263 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | LADY MARGARET |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pryor, Oliver McCoy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Norton, Paul E⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Lezenby, John Wallace, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Green, Hugh Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Vallo, Lawrence Jonathan⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Guinn, Carl Bennett⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Noble, Lester Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Bregant, John James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Everitt, Thomas Bruce⇗ | 544 | Aborted |