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6 August 1942
VIII FC dispatches its first mission—11 aircraft of 31st Ftr Gp on a practice run over France
11 Spitfire Mk V of 31st Fighter Group are despatched on a practice Rodeo, a fighter sweep over enemy territory.
PRACTICE RODEO
Spitfire
A practice "Rodeo". No losses, claims or casualties.
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 11 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 05 September 2019 11:44:39 | Emily | Changes to name and official description |
| Sources | ||
Air Force Combat Chronology |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 October 2014 18:04:09 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014 Description from "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. For more information on RAF mission codes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
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