VIII Fighter Command RHUBARB
26 November 1942Description
2 Spitfires from 4th Fighter Group are despatched on a 'Rhubarb' to attack canal barges and enemy vehicles along the roads northeast of Dunkirk, France. For a definition of 'Rhubarb' see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names
Mission Details
DUNKIRK
Description: FIGHTER RHUBARB
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Fighters despatched in a Rhubarb against canals and roads NE of Dunkirk, France.
- 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'.