8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE
8 January 1944Description
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2016. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A, Freeman.
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'.