VIII Fighter Command RHUBARB

21 December 1942

Description

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.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 4

LE TOUQUET

Description: FIGHTER RHUBARB

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Despatched on a Rhubarb to Le Tourquet.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 2

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added Mission description per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.