VIII Fighter Command SWEEP & RECCE
11 November 1942Description
A reconnaissance to locate enemy shipping is conducted by 2 Spitfires from 4th Fighter Group another 23 Spitfires from 4FG are despatched on defensive sorties.
Mission Details
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Offensive sorties over English Channel looking for enemy aircraft.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Description: SHIPPING RECONNAISSANCE
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Recon mission over English Channel looking for enemy shipping.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. "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'.