8th Air Force 296 and 8th Air Force Field Order 294
10 April 1944Mission Details
COULOMMIERS (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 17T HE
FLORENNES/JUZAINE (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 39 P-38s despatched, all attack, no losses or claims. First Dropsnoot mission for 20th Fighter Group. 29 P-38s are to be used as fighter-bombers, the other 10 provide escort. Clouds covered the target so bombs were dropped in the Channel.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
GUTERSLOH
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 28 P-38s and 46 P-47s are despatched to bomb this airfield. 1 P-38 lost.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 13T HE
ST. DIZIER (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 51 P-38s and 7 P-47s (353rd Fighter Group escort) are despatched, but this primary target is covered by clouds. 16 P-38s attack Coulommiers Airfield instead. 2 P-38s are lost and 1 damaged. 353rd Fighter Group gave area support and then strafed Villaroche Airfield.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 0.00
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190715 / O-2044917
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (55th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-022606
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
- Service Numbers: O-20697
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Fighter Command 67th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-?
- Highest Rank: Flying Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Eze Does It
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 10th Air Depot Group 20th Fighter Group 10th Depot Repair Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 370th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron 485th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Texas Ranger IV
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (55th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 495th Fighter Training Group
Revisions
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.