VIII Fighter Command PATROL
5 December 1942Description
2 Spitfires are despatched by 4th Fighter Group on convoy patrol.
Mission Details
Description: CONVOY PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Spitfires dispatched on convoy patrol.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. Description based on " The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman
ContributorAAM
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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'.