VIII Fighter Command FO-143 FIGHTER SWEEPS

24 September 1943

Description

A combined force of 128 P-47s from 78FG; 352FG; 355FG are despatched on fighter sweeps in the Sangatte/Lille/Ghent/Blankenberge area. No enemy aircraft are encountered. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

SANGATTE / LILLE / GHENT / BLAKENBERGHE

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 128

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Jun-2015. Added Mission Description 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'.