8th Air Force Field Order 383

12 June 1944

Mission Details

Description: ESCORT and SWEEPS

Notes: 234 P-38s, 80 P-47s and 201 P-51s fly escort, sweeps and patrols over the Channel, NW of Paris and in the Rennes area. Claims include 1-0-0 on the ground

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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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

Aircraft

42-106841

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

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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'.