VIII Fighter Command FO-88 BOMBER ESCORT
31 July 1943Description
A combined force of 128 P-47 from "4FG; 56FG; and 78FG are despatched to ecsort 24 B-26s from 387BG that are flying a diversion (VIII ASC 11E) for VIII ASC 11A-11D.
Mission Details
DUNKIRK
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Fighter escort for 387th Bomb Group diversion to Dunkirk.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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: 128
- Aircraft effective: 128
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Added Mission Statistics of number of AC despatched per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman
Lee Cunningham 12-May-2015. Edited Title and added Mission Narrative 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'.