VIII Fighter Command FO-102 FIGHTER SWEEP

14 August 1943

Description

A combined force of 88 P-47s from: 56FG; and 353FG are dispatched on a divisionary sweep in support of bombers. The citation of this mission in Roger A. Freeman's "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" is not clear on which bombers were supported with this sweep as there are no citations of any bomber mission being flown by VIII Bomber Command on this date. No records could be found to establish that any RAF bomber mission was conducted on this date. So, assuming that Freeman is correct in citing that a fighter mission was flown on this date, it may have simply been a fighter sweep rather than a bomber support mission. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER DIVERSION

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Diversion in support of RAF bombers.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 88

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 16-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The 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'.