6 September 1942
Not yet known
1FG scrambles 2 P-38s to intercept enemy aircraft, but none are sighted.
FIGHTER ESCORT
Spitfire
37 Spitfires provide escort for the A-20s.
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...
FIGHTER INTERCEPT
P-38 Lightning
Scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft. No enemy aircraft are sighted.
Group
The 1st Fighter Group were initially deployed to Britain in the summer of 1942 as part of Operation Bolero. After shuttling through a number of different bases in the UK, the Group was reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force in September 1942 and supported...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 2 |
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 41-9026 'Baby Doll' while serving as Pilot. Crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 October 2014 18:49:36 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name |
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Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Edit to title. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 October 2014 18:47:36 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name |
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Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014 Edit to title. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 October 2014 18:45:55 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
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Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Mission Description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:18 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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'. |
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