331 Field Order 66th Fighter Wing and Field Order 67th Fighter Wing 21

30 April 1944

Mission Details

Description: AIRFIELD

Notes: 128 Fighters carry out fighter-bomber attacks in France. 20th Fighter Group attacked Orelans/Bricy with 22 P-38s, 364th Fighter Group provided the escort. 353rd Fighter Group attacked th same target with 21 P-47s.5 other P-47 from 353rd Fighter Group attacked a V-Weapon site as a T/O.

20th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

339th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

353rd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

364th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Mission Statistics

Tonnage Dropped: 6.9 T FRAG 14.5 T GP & FRAG

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:43:06

ContributorAAM

Changes

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'.