VIII Fighter Command DEFENSIVE SORTIES

23 October 1942

Description

14 Spitfires from 4th Fighter Group are despatched on defensive sorties.

Mission Details

Description: DEFENSIVE SORTIES

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Defensive sorties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 14

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. 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'.