VIII Fighter Command FO-124 FIGHTER SWEEPS
4 September 1943Description
A combined force of 95 P-47s from 56FG & 78FG are despatchec to fly fighter sweeps in the Antwerp, Belgium area. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
ANTWERP
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Fighter sweep in Antwerp, Belgium area.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 95
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 31-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.