8th Air Force Field Order 357

3 June 1944

Mission Details

PAS-DE-CALAIS

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

PAS-DE-CALAIS

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: Fighter escort was all 8th Air Force, and Escort divided into two groups supporting the two raids.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

PAS-DE-CALAIS

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Notes: One loss of P-51 from 355th Fighter Group was due to mechanical failure.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

John J Bannister

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13063367 / O-750514
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

James A Walton-Black

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

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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'.