| 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 Comments: High Group Lead. PFF ship and non-384 crew members provided by the 303rd BG, Molesworth, AAF Station 107. 303rd personnel: P Edwards, Kenneth C., 1Lt; NAV Mikulich, Louis F., 1Lt; BOM Ledbetter, Lamar E., 2Lt; ENG Johnson, Kenneth V., T/Sgt; RO Greenhalgh, Chester, T/Sgt; BT Gilmore, Charles E., T/Sgt; TG Considine, Louis W., S/Sgt; RWG Miller, Theodore G., S/Sgt. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31574 ⇗ | 358th (305th BG) | VK*G | Ole George |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Koehne, George Henry, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dashev, Jack Saul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |