VIII Fighter Command FO-65 FIGHTER SWEEP

6 July 1943

Description

A combined force of 124 P-47s from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG are sent on fighter sweeps of the Rotterdam, Holland area. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

ROTTERDAM

Description: FIGHTER SWEEPS

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweeps of Rotterdam, Holland area.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 124

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-May-2015. Added Mission description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.