VIII Fighter Command PATROLS
11 March 1943Description
4th Fighter Group despatches 18 Spitfires on patrols over the English Channel and along the English coast during the day.
Mission Details
Description: FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Defensive patrols during the day.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 18
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 26-Dec-2014. Added description per 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
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'.