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.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

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

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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'.