8th Air Force Field Order 328

6 May 1944

Mission 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.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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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'.