8th Air Force Field Order 304A

18 April 1944

Mission Details

ORANIENBURG/BRANDENBURG/ RATHENOW

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: A mix of 634 fighters provided escort for mission 306A. These included 119 P-38s, 296 P-47s and 219 P-51s. 354th Fighter Group and 363rd Fighter Group from IX AF contributed 76 of the total P51s. All MIA losses and Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) write-offs were from 8th Air Force. Claims include 16-0-12 on the ground.

20th Fighter Group

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

352nd 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

354th Fighter Group

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

355th Fighter Group

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

Mission Statistics

Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

Julius V Naber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 68th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37263649
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Westcot Bell Stone

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-661570
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:43:14

ContributorAAM

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'.