VIII Fighter Command FO - 07 RODEO 211

29 April 1943

Description

A combined force of 112 P-47s are despatched from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG to arry out high altitude sweeps of the Pas-de-Calaise/Hague area in support of RAF Rodeo 211. This is the first time that fighters from 56FG have encountered enemy fighters. 56FG has two aircraft MIA.

Mission Details

PAS-DE-CALAIS / THE HAGUE

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Number despatched by each fighter group not in available data. Despatched to support Rodeo 211 This is the 56th Fighter Group's first encounter with enemy fighters, they lose two aircraft and pilots Missing in Action (MIA).

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 112

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-432201
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 30-Dec-2014. Correction of typo in description.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 30-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.