8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE

8 January 1944

Description

1 F-5 is despatched from 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group to fly a photo recce sortie over the Le Mans/Laval area of France. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

LE MANS-LAVAL

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2016. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A, Freeman.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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'.