8th Air Force Field Order 313A
25 April 1944Mission Details
AMIENS/GLISY
Description: AIRFIELD
Notes: 38 P-38s from 55th Fighter Group bomb Amiens/Glisy German airfield then join in escort of bomber groups on withdrawal.
AMIENS/NANCY/DIJON
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Notes: A mix of 719 fighters from 8th Air Force & 9th Air Force provide escort; 177 P-38s, 296 P-47s and 246 P-51s. IX Fighter Command contributes 88 aircraft. Claims are bundled and include 29-7-42 on the ground. Only two aircraft were lost from 453rd Fighter Group IX Fighter Command and are not included in the table.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
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Revisions
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'.