VIII Fighter Command FO-81 FIGHTER SWEEP
26 July 1943Description
128 P-47s from 4FG, 56FG; and 78FG are despatched on fighter sweeps in the Lille/Dunkrik/Cayeux, France area. No losses or claims.
Mission Details
LILLE / DUNKIRK / CAYEUX
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Fighter sweep of Lillie/Dunkirk/Cayeux area.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 128
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 9-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.