VIII Fighter Command RAMROD ESCORT

6 November 1942

Description

4th Fighter Group despatches 21 Spitfires to escort an RAF Ramrod of DB-7 A-20 Bostons making an attack on Caen, France

Mission Details

CAEN

Description: FIGHTER RAMROD

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Sent on a Ramrod, with RAF Bostons. A "Ramrod" is short range bomber attack on ground targets, similar to a 'Circus'. For more information on RAF mission codes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 21

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. Description based on 'Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; Ramrod definition based on RAF Mission Codes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. Description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; Ramrod definition based on RAF Mission Codes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names

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ContributorAAM
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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'.