Official description
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Description
1FG scrambles 2 P-38s to intercept enemy aircraft, but none are sighted.
Mission details
1.
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
37 Spitfires provide escort for the A-20s.
Units
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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...
Mission Statistics
2.
Description
FIGHTER INTERCEPT
Aircraft type
P-38 Lightning
Notes
Scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft. No enemy aircraft are sighted.
Units
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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...
Mission Statistics
Number of aircraft Sent |
2 |
Service
People
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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).