VIII Fighter Command

9 October 1942

Description

1FG despatches 36 P-38s to escort RAF "Circus" 224; 4FG despatches 36 Spitfires as a diversion for the bombers attacking at Lille, France.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER CIRCUS

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning

Notes: This is the last mission of 1st Fighter Group with 8th Air Force. They will transfer to 12th Air Force (North Africa) 14-Nov-42.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 36
  • Aircraft damaged: 1

Description: FIGHTER DIVERSION

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Fighter diversion for Lille raid.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 36

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. Mission description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.