VIII Fighter Command

15 August 1942

Description

2 Spitfire MK V from 31st Fighter Group are despatched on a convoy patrol. 12 Spitfire MK V are despatched on a feint sweep over the Dieppe/Etretat, France area.

Mission Details

Description: CONVOY PATROL

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: A convoy patrol. No losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 2

ÉTRETAT / DIEPPE

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: A fighter sweep over French coast. No losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 12

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-401549
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander

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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'.