VIII Fighter Command FO-114 FIGHTER SWEEPS
25 August 1943Description
90 P-47 are despatched from 56FG and 353FG on fighter sweeps in the Dunkirk/Lille/Le Touquet area of France. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
DUNKIRK / LILLE / LE TOUQUET
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Sweep of the Dunkirk/Lille/Le Tourquet area.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 80
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665391
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative 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'.