VIII Fighter Command

18 August 1942

Description

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.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER ESCORT

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Circus 9 operation. No losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 13

PATROL FRENCH COAST

Description: FIGHTER PATROL

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Patrol of French coast. No losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 12

DIEPPE / ÉTRETAT

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Patrol of French coast. No losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 11

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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'.