VIII Air Support Command PHOTO RECCE
8 April 1943Description
7th Photo Reconnaissance Group (PRG)/13th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (PRS) despatches 1 F-5 over parts of NW France to gather intelligence on German dispositions.
Mission Details
FRENCH COAST
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
Notes: Photo recce mission over NW French coast. One F-5 despatched.
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 29-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman
ContributorAAM
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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'.