| 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. Jettisoned bombs after target. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gonyon, Thomas Richard, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sell, Herman Rewellien⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Podos, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hagan, Eugene Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hendricks, William Chalmers⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCullough, Jerry Lynnell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sabella, Angelo Sam⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |