| 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 due to personnel failure. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Shwery, Arthur John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Black, Robert Curnow⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Snyder, Henry Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gore, Oscar Nathan⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Grindell, Robert Dennis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Adams, George Alvan⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Nielsen, Erling (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Tallmon, Raymond Dale⇗ | 544 | Aborted |