VIII Fighter Command ESCORT

20 October 1942

Description

4FG despatches 10 Spitfires on defensive sorties in support of 2 aircraft on convoy patrol. 1 is lost. First 8th AF MIA of a fighter pilot.

Mission Details

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Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Defensive sorties In support of two aircraft on convoy patrol. One exploded in mid-air 10 miles of Harwich, UK over the English Channel. First Missing in Action (MIA) 8th Air Force fighter pilot.

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 10
  • Aircraft effective: 1

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885178
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Mission description based on "Mighty Eight War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.