VIII Fighter Command RHUBARB
21 December 1942Description
4th Fighter Group despatches a flight of two Spitfires on a Rhubarb to Le Touquet, France; and four other Spitfires on patrol. For a definition of Rhubarb see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names
Mission Details
ENGLISH COAST
Description: DEFENSIVE PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Defensive patrols of English coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 4
LE TOUQUET
Description: FIGHTER RHUBARB
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Despatched on a Rhubarb to Le Tourquet.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added Mission description per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
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'.