VIII Fighter Command OFFENSIVE SORTIES & PATROL
30 November 1942Description
2 Spitfires are despatched from 4th Fighter Group on offensive sorties and 2 other Spitfires are despatched on patrol.
Mission Details
ENGLISH COAST
Description: FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Patrol of English coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
FRENCH COAST
Description: OFFENSIVE FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Offensive fighter patrol near French coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. Description 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'.