VIII Fighter Command FO - 40 FIGHTER SWEEP

10 June 1943

Description

A combined force of 92 P-47s ia despatched to make a sweep over the Dutch islands in support of an RAF mission of 6 Mitchell bombers.

Mission Details

DUTCH ISLANDS

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep of the Dutch Islands in conjunction with a mission of 6 RAF Mitchell bombers.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 92

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 5-Jan-2015. Descrption based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.