VIII Fighter Command FO - 10 FIGHTER SWEEP

4 May 1943

Description

A combined force of 117 P-47s is despatched from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG to perform a sweep along the Belgium coast in support of the bomber mission. 1 P-47 is lost due to engine failure. The pilot is seen to bale out over the sea, but his parachute fails to open and he is killed.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Number despatched by each Fighter Group not recorded in available data. One P-47 from 4th Fighter Group lost with engine failure in the sea, pilot Missing in Action (MIA).

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 117
  • Aircraft missing in action: 1

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Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (41-6196) of the 56th Fighter Group prepares for take off.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 31-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A, Freeman ans "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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'.