VIII Fighter Command FO-72 FIGHTER DIVERSION

16 July 1943

Description

A combined force of 127 P-47s from 4FG; 56FG; and 78FG fly a diversionary raid in the Dunkirk/Calaise/Ostend/ St. Omer area in support of the B-26 mission on the Abbeville, France marshaling yards. No losses or claims.

Mission Details

DUNKIRK / CALAIS / OSTEND / SAINT OMER

Description: FIGHTER DIVERSION

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighters despatched in support of a diversionary raid (RAF) in Dunkirk/Calais/Ostend/St. Omer area.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 127

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

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