VIII Fighter Command FO - 58 BOMBER ESCORT

28 June 1943

Description

A combined force of 130 P-4s from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG are despatched to provide fighter escort for the 1st Bomb Wing formation despatched to bomb St. Nazaire. The formation is only able to escort the formation part way to the target because of the range of P-47s. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter escort for first element only.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 130
  • Aircraft damaged beyond repair: 3

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Jan-2015. 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'.