VIII Fighter Command STRAFING
16 November 1942Description
Ground strafing mission along the French coast by 6 Spitfires despatched from 4FG.
Mission Details
FRENCH COAST
Description: STRAFING MISSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Ground strafing mission along French Coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
- Aircraft damaged: 1
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. Edit of # Sent , "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 1-Nov-2014. "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
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'.