VIII Fighter Command FO - 59 FIGHTER SWEEP

29 June 1943

Description

A combined force of 126 P-47s from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG are despatched to perform a fighter sweep ahead of the 1st Bomb Wing formations attacking Villacoublay and Tricqueville. None of the force is lost and 78FG pilots claim 2-0-0 of German fighters.

Mission Details

ENGLISH CHANNEL

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep of English Channel.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 126

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-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'.