8th Air Force Field Order 394

17 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: P-38, P-47 and P-51 Fighter Groups took part. Specific units not available in source data.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: P-47 Fighter Groups took part. Specific units not available in source data. Claims include 3-0-0 on the ground.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

CORBIE

Description: RAILROAD BRIDGE

Notes: 99 P-38s fly fighter-bomber missions against railroad bridges at Corbie and Perrone

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 42 T

PERONNE

Description: RAILROAD BRIDGE

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People

James A Burr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 328th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758764
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter 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'.