VIII Fighter Command INTERCEPT
14 March 1943Description
4th Fighter Group scrambles 2 Spitfires to intercept 2 German FW-190 fighters in the area of Felixstowe, England. No enemy aircraft are sighted.
Mission Details
FELIXSTOWE
Description: FIGHTER INTERCEPT
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Scrambled to intercept two Fw 190s in the Felixstowe area. No encounter.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-43 Correction made to typographical error in mission date.
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'.