VIII Fighter Squadron FO-132 BOMBER ESCORT

15 September 1943

Description

201 P-47s from: 4FG; 56FG; 78FG; 352FG; and 353FG are despatched to provide escort for the B-17 formations attcking targets at Romilly-sur-Seine and Paris, France. The fighters claim 0-0-1 of attacking German fighters. 2 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) 1KIA 1RTD (rescued by ASR).

Mission Details

ROMILLY SUR SEINE / PARIS

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter escort for B-17s on Romilly and Paris targets. 353rd Fighter Group reports two Missing in Action (MIA), one pilot Killed in Action (KIA), the other actually crashed at Week St. Mary but pilot bailed out OK.

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 1
  • People returned to duty: 1
  • Enemy aircraft damaged by fighter: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 201
  • Aircraft missing in action: 2

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People

A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665) nicknamed "Fatty Patty II" of the 353rd Fighter Group flown by Captain Charles W Dinse shoots down a BF 110 during a mission. Gun camera image. Printed caption on reverse: '50416 AC - Discovering an Me 110 below him, Capt. Charles W. Dinsa, 304 Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, Ill., dove down and destroyed it. The pictures were taken by his automatic camera as his bullets found their mark. Credit for the kill was shared with Lt. Richard A. Stearns, Jr., 102 Forest
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665391
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793592
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 23-Jun-2015. Added fighter claims on enemy aircraft to statistics based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 23-Jun-2015. Added Mission 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'.