VIII Fighter Command PATROL
12 January 1943Description
4th Fighter Group despatches 2 Spitfires on patrol over the English coast.
Mission Details
ENGLISH COAST
Description: DEFENSIVE PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Defensive patrol of English Coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-Dec-2014. Description 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'.