VIII Fighter Command

8 September 1942

Description

1FG despatches a total of 6 P-38s on practice sweeps with the RAF and 2 of these are scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft, but none are sighted.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER INTERCEPT

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning

Notes: Scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft. No enemy aircraft are sighted.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 2

Berck / Calais

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning

Notes: Practice sweep with RAF.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 2

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Minor edit of mission description.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014 Mission description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.