8th Air Force 443

27 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: All fighter groups participate except 4 Fighter Group Specific units not correlated to targets in source data. 191 P-51s provide escort and then 149 strafe and bomb targets of opportunity.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 37 T

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People

Billy J Espich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15354024
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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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'.