VIII Fighter Command
11 August 1942Description
12 Spitfire Mk V from 31st Fighter Group are despatched on a practice Rodeo, a fighter sweep over enemy territory.
Mission Details
Description: PRACTICE RODEO
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: A practice "Rodeo". No losses, claims or casualties.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 12
Revisions
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'.