VIII Fighter Command Field Order 389

14 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: ESCORT, BEACHHEAD PATROLS and SWEEPS

Notes: 232 of 242 P-38s, 179 of 190 P-47s and 171 of 197 P-51s fly beachhead patrols and sweeps in front of the bomber forces. They claim 4-1-7 Luftwaffe aircraft. 3 P-38s, 1 P-47 and 1 P-51 are lost (pilots MIA), 1 P-38 is damaged beyond repair.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

CHANTILLY(Primary)

Description: LUFTWAFFE HQ ATTACK

Notes: P-47 Fighter Groups took part. 168 of 176 P-47s fly a fighter -bomber mission against Luftwaffe Headquarters at Chantilly, France. Also columns of Panzer tanks are attacked.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 42.80

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People

John Charles Larkin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 377th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36014941 and O-802041
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-75583

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 377th Fighter Squadron

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Sources

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'.