VIII Fighter Command FO-79 FIGHTER SWEEP
25 July 1943Description
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.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 112
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 9-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'.