VIII Fighter Command
28 August 1942Description
31FG despatches Spitfires for: A diversion for the bombers making the attack on Meault, France; fighter sweep of areas near Meault, France; in support fro the RAF Tangmere Wing; and patrol over Selsey Bill, UK.
Mission Details
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Top cover for the RAF Tangmere Wing.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 12
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: A diversion for the B-17s attacking Meault, France.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 12
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: A fighter sweep.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 12
SELSY BILL
Description: FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Patrol over Selsey Bill, UK.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 2
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Mission description based on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A Freeman.
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'.