VIII Fighter Command RAF SUPPORT & SHIPPING PATROLS
9 March 1943Description
4th Fighter Group conducts two operations on this date: 24 Spitfires are despatched in support of RAF offensive operations at Boulogne, France; 26 Spitfires conduct patrolls for enemy shipping in the English Channel. No losses or claims.
Mission Details
BOULOGNE
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Despatched in support of RAF offensive operations against Boulogne, France.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 24
English Channel
Description: SHIPPING PATROLS
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: 4th Fighter Group despatches 26 Spitfires on patrol for enemy shipping along the French Coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 26
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Dec-2014. Added SHIPPING PATROL event per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. Concludes CORRECTION to events of 8-Mar-43 by placing this event happening on the correct date.
Lee Cunningham 26-Dec-2014. Description 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'.