8th Air Force Field Order 335

11 May 1944
media-20237.jpeg UPL 20237 Lt. Luther Avakian. 352nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76195 SX-Y "Scotty Bill". Photo shows flak damage to left tailplane/elevator. Lt Avakian was not so lucky on 7 June 1944 when he was killed in action whilst flying this a/c.
Photo: USAAF

This photo is of the damage inflicted on the aircraft by fire from an enemy Fw190 on May 11, 1944. The pilot, Lt. Bill Streit, made it safely back to Raydon. Photo was likely taken outside the southern half of Hangar Number 2 (352nd FS section) at Raydon.

See Graham Cross, Jonah's Feet Are Dry -The Experience of the 353rd Fighter Group During World War II (Ipswich, 2011), p. 476-77.

Object Number - UPL 20237 - Lt. Luther Avakian. 352nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76195 SX-Y "Scotty Bill". Photo shows flak damage to left tailplane/elevator. Lt Avakian was not...

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: A mix of 536 fighters from 8 AF provide escort: 147 P-38s, 188 P-47s and 201 P-51s. Calims include 7-0-6 on the ground.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

James A Burr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758764
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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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'.

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Object number: UPL 20237 - Lt. Luther Avakian. 352nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D...