VIII Fighter Command STRAFING
30 December 1942Description
4th Fighter Group despatches two Spitfires on a strafing mission to attack German railroad assets at Cappelle-la-Grande, France.
Mission Details
CAPPELLE-LA-GRANDE
Description: STRAFING MISSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Sent on strafing mission to Cappelle, France.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added Mission description based on 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary' Roger A. Freeman and examination of rail yards at Cappelle, France per Google Earth as the most probable target.
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'.