VIII Air Support Command PHOTO RECCE

9 September 1943

Description

6 F-5s from 7th Photographic Reconnaisiance Group are despatched on photo recce sorties over Northern and Western France.

Mission Details

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 6

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 23-Jun-2015. Added Photo Recce to title.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
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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'.