VIII Fighter Command SWEEP

21 October 1942

Description

14FG despatches 14 P-38 aircraft on a fighter sweep of the French coast.

Mission Details

FRENCH COAST

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning

Notes: This is the last operation of 14th FG with the 8th AF in the ETO before being transferred to the 12th AF in North Africa.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 14

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People

Jean P Elissalde

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0781263
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. Description based on Mighty Eighth 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'.