VIII Fighter Command FO - 44

13 June 1943

Description

A force of 96 P-47s is depatched from 4FG and 56FG to make a fighter sweep over the Gravelines/Baileul/Knokke area. The Germans are beginning to oppose these sweeps and send up fighters to engage. None of the American fighters are lost and the group claims 3-0-2 of the enemy fighters.

Mission Details

GRAVELINES / BAILLEUL / KNOKKE

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep of Gravelines/Baileul/Knokke area finally gets some action and 56th Fighter Group records 3 kills.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 96

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2015. Description 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'.