8th Air Force 545FB

12 August 1944

Mission Details

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: A mix of 220 P-47s and P-51s are despatched against transportation targets in NE France

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 98.6 T

PARIS and BRUSSELS

Description: TRANSPORTATION TARGET

Notes: A mix of 486 P-38s, P-47s and P-51s are despatched against transportation targets in the Paris and Brussels area. Claims include 13-0-0 on the ground

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 182 T

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 376th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13109750 / O-815978
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Bobbie E Jeanne
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: That's all Brother
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th 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'.