VIII Fighter Command SHIPPING RECCE
29 November 1942Description
2 Spitfires are despatched from 4th Fighter Group to conduct a reconnaissance along the English coast fro enemy ships.
Mission Details
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Description: SHIPPING RECONNAISSANCE
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Spitfires despatched on shipping recon over English Channel
- 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'.