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18 August 1942
Not yet known
Fighter operations conducted by 31st Fighter Group using Spitfire aircraft: 13 despatched on "Circus 9", a daylight bomber attack with fighter escorts; 12 despatched on a patrol of the French coast; and 11 despatched to make a fighter sweep over the Dieppe/Etretat, France area.
FIGHTER ESCORT
Spitfire
Circus 9 operation. No losses, claims or casualties.
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 13 |
FIGHTER PATROL
Spitfire
Patrol of French coast. No losses, claims or casualties.
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 12 |
FIGHTER SWEEP
Spitfire
Patrol of French coast. No losses, claims or casualties.
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 11 |
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander | 31st Fighter Group
CO 308th FS first and third combat tours
HQ 350th FG second combat tour
CO 79th FG post War Germany
Spitfire Mk VIII HL+B "Nightshade"
P-51D HL+B "Nightshade IV"
3 air kills plus 1 ME-262 damaged
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 October 2014 18:55:55 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014. "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. For more information on RAF mission codes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 October 2014 18:52:47 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014. "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. For more information on RAF mission codes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_RAF_code_names |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
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