VIII Fighter Command FO - 08 FIGHTER SWEEP

3 May 1943

Description

A combined force of 118 P-47s are despatched from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG to make a fighter sweep of the Walcheren Island/Knokke/Ostend/Nieuport area. No enemy aircraft are sighted and there are no losses of claims. The Luftwaffe is simply not taking the bait.

Mission Details

NIEUWPOORT / WALCHEREN ISLAND

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Number despatched from each Fighter Group not recorded in available data.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 118

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 31-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'.