8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE

6 March 1944

Description

9 F-5s and 2 Spitfires aer despatched from 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on photo recce sorties to France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. 1 aircraft is Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) in a crash landing upon return 1RTD.

Mission Details

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 2

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Mission Statistics

  • People returned to duty: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 9
  • Aircraft damaged beyond repair: 1

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 19-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.