VIII Fighter Command FO-79 FIGHTER SWEEP

25 July 1943

Description

34 P-47s from 56FG are despatched to perform a fighter sweep in support of RAF bombers.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep in support of RAF Bostons - target unknown.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 112

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 9-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative 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'.