VIII Fighter Command FO-151 BOMBER ESCORT

8 October 1943

Description

A combined force of 274 P-47s from 4FG; 56FG; 78FG; 352FG; 353FG; and 355FG are despatched to escort the B-17 formations attacking at Bremen, Germany. 3 aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) 1KIA 2POW and 5 others are damaged. 2 airmen are Wounded in Action (WIA).

Mission Details

BREMEN

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter escort for raid on Bremen, Germany. 4th Fighter Group loses two aircraft Missing in Action (MIA)- pilots Missing in Action (MIA); 56th Fighter Group loses one aircraft Missing in Action (MIA) -pilot Missing in Action (MIA).

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: Not Applicable
  • People killed in action: 1
  • People wounded in action: 2
  • Prisoners of war: 2
  • People returned to duty: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 274
  • Aircraft effective: 3
  • Aircraft damaged: 5

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Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 3-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
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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'.