8th Air Force Field Order 328
6 May 1944Mission Details
PAS DE CALAIS/SIRACOURT
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Notes: Escort is provided by a mix of fighters from 8th Air Force and 9th Air Force: 57 P-38s are contributed by IX Fighter Command, 47 P47s and 81 P-51s. Table limited to 8th Air Force. Fighter opposition by Germans is non-existent, as fighter groups are being moved to Germany for homeland defense.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
Revisions
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'.