8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE
1 March 1944Description
2 Spitfires from 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group are despatched on photo recce sorties over western Germany. 1 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) - 1POW.
Mission Details
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Northern France
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: Not Applicable
- Aircraft sent: 1
- Aircraft missing in action: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 15-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "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'.