8th Air Force Field Order 331

8 May 1944
media-19668.jpeg UPL 19668 From another angle of 42-67998 “Li’l One” MC-Qbar. 8th May 1944, Landing accident RAF Wittering. Pilot was Lt. Benjamin F McCarty. Aircraft had Cat. AC battle damage from the mission.

Object Number - UPL 19668 - From another angle of 42-67998 “Li’l One” MC-Qbar. 8th May 1944, Landing accident RAF Wittering. Pilot was Lt. Benjamin F McCarty. Aircraft had...

Mission Details

BRUNSWICK / BERLIN

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: A mix of 729 fighters for 8th Air Force provided escort: 152 P-38s, 295 P-47 and 282 P-51s. In addition IX Fighter Command provided and additional 50 P-38s from 474th Fighter Group and 76 P-51s from 354th Fighter Group and 363rd Fighter Group. IX Fighter Command aircraft are not included in the table or any IX Fighter Command losses. IX Fighter Command losses were a single P-51 from 354th Fighter Group. Claims against Luftwaffe include IX Fighter Command totals.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750524
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-754528
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811963
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Doodle Bug
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Li’l One
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Moved pin from Brunswick US to Braunschweig, Germany

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.

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