8th Air Force FO 287 BOMBER ESCORT
5 April 1944Description
50 P-47s from 361FG are despatched to escort bombers attacking V-Weapon sites in the St.Pol/Siracourt area of France. There are no losses, casualties or claims.
Mission Details
ST.POL
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Notes: 50 P-47s from 361st Fighter Group provide escort.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 13-Mar-2016. 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'.