VIII Fighter Command SHIPPING PATROLS

29 March 1943

Description

4th Fighter Group despatches 18 Spitfires on patrols for enemy shipping in the English Channel throughout the day.

Mission Details

Description: SHIPPING PATROL

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Despatched on shipping patrols throughout the day.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 18

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 28-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.