8th Air Force Field Order 352

30 May 1944

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: A mix of 672 fighters from 8 AF provide escort: 186 P-38s, 184 P-47s and 602 P-51s. In addition IX Fighter Command contributes 637 fighters to the escort, these account for 8-0-2 in the air and 0-0-4 on the ground (not included in table). 8th Air Force claims include 7-0-3 on the ground.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

Richard Howell Broach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-25600
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Anthony E Ladas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16034696 / O-810522
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

42-106771

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Dotty
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

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'.