VIII Fighter Command
9 October 1942Description
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.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 36
- Aircraft damaged: 1
Description: FIGHTER DIVERSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Fighter diversion for Lille raid.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 36
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. Mission description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
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'.