8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE
24 March 1944Description
6 F-5s and 1 Spitfire form 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group are despatched on photo recce sorties over France. There are no losses, casualtiess or claims.
Mission Details
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 1
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-2016. Correcting statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 6-Mary-2016. Correcting statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-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'.