VIII Air Support Command PHOTO RECCE

17 July 1943

Description

6 F-5s from 13th Photographic Squadron are despatched on photographic reconnaissance sorties over France and Holland. 1 F-5 MIA near Scheldt, Holland. Pilot KIA.

Mission Details

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 6
  • Aircraft missing in action: 1

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-May-2015 .Edited title and added Mission 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'.