4 & 5 August, 1944 / 363rd Fighter Group - Marinelli & Prentis

[Sean Welch]

I don't have the Marinelli and Prentis book, but here is the detail from Kent D. Miller's book

August 4
(#285) Ll. Kammerlohr led 8 P-51s of the 380th on an AAP in
The Rennes area from 0628 to 0734.

(#286) Ll. Gallagher led 8 planes of the 381st on an AAP in the
Avranches area from 0810 to 0930.

(#287) Ll. Brink led 8 P-51s of the 382nd on an AAP in the
Brest area from 1125 to 1400. Two pilots aborted, and one of
them, Lt. Santarlasci, O-810573, bailed out near Granville after his engine
quit. He returned to Maupertus later in the day.

(#288) Lt. Munder led 8 planes of the 381st on an AAP in the
Avranches area from 1405 to 1650.

(#289) 8 P-51 s of the 382nd new an AAP in Ihe Avranches/Rennes
area from 1600 to 1830.

(#290) Lt. Ballinger led 8 P-51 s of Ihe 380th on an AAP in the
Avranches area from 180 I to 2025.

(#291) Ll. Boland led 8 planes of the 381st on an AAP in the
Avranches area from 2000 to 2200.

No sorties on 5th August

Sean