8th Air Force FO 253 BOMBER ESCORT
28 February 1944Description
61 P-47s from 56FG are despatched to escort bombers attacking the V-Weapon site at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France. There are no losses, claims or casualties.
Mission Details
ECALLES
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: 61 P-47 from 56th Fighter Group provide escort. No losses or claims.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 61
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. 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'.