VIII Air Support Command PHOTO RECCE

4 April 1943

Description

13th Photographic Rreconnaisance Squadron despatches 3 F-5's to gather photographic images of potential targets in Belgium and northern France. 1 F-5 is reported MIA near Antwerp, Belgium.

Mission Details

FRENCH & BELGIAN COAST

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Notes: F-5 sorties for photo recce of the French and Belgian coasts, one F-5 and pilot Missing in Action (MIA) near Antwerp.

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 3
  • Aircraft effective: 1

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People

Jack Randolph Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-659097
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-12775

  • Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 28-Dec-2014. Added MIA info to description. Same sources.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 28-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
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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'.