8th Air Force FO 256 BOMBER ESCORT
29 February 1944Description
A combined force of 79 P-47s from 78FG and IX Fighter Command 365FG are despatched to provide escort from heavy bombers attacking the V-Weapon site at Lottinghen, France. There are no losses, claims or casualties.
Mission Details
LOTTINGHEN
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: 356th Fighter Group from IX Fighter Command contributes P-47s to escort. 8th Air Force and IX Fighter Command despatch bundled
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 79
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016 Made connection to IX FC unit per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.