VIII Fighter Command FO-68 BOMBER ESCORT

10 July 1943

Description

A combined force of 128 P-47s is despatched from 4FG; 56FG; and 78FG to provide escort for the bomber formations of VIII Bomber Command mission #72. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

CAEN / ABBEVILLE / PARIS

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighters despatched to escort bombers part way to their targets.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 128

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-May-2015. Edited title and added Mission Description base 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'.