VIII Fighter Command STRAFING & PATROL
11 December 1942Description
4th Fighter Group despatches 2 Spitfires to strafe targets of opportunity near the French coast. In addition, 4FG despatches 10 Spitfires on patrol sorties.
Mission Details
Description: FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Standard defensive patrol.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 10
FRENCH COAST
Description: STRAFING MISSION
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Started out as offensive mission against enemy aircraft, but turned into a strafing mission when no enemy aircraft were encountered.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 9-Nov-2014. Description based on 'The 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'.