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5 September 1942
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31FG despatches 24 Spitfires to escort DB-7 A-20 Boston III bombers of 15BS in their attack on the port area of Le Harve, France
FIGHTER ESCORT
Spitfire
24 Spitfires provide escort for A-20s. This is the first combat mission for the 15th Bomb Squadron under 8th Air Force control.
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 24 |
FIGHTER INTERCEPT
P-38 Lightning
Scramble to intercept enemy aircraft. No enemy aircraft sighted.
Group
The 1st Fighter Group were initially deployed to Britain in the summer of 1942 as part of Operation Bolero. After shuttling through a number of different bases in the UK, the Group was reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force in September 1942 and supported...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 2 |
FIGHTER PATROL
P-38 Lightning
Coastal patrol.
Group
The 1st Fighter Group were initially deployed to Britain in the summer of 1942 as part of Operation Bolero. After shuttling through a number of different bases in the UK, the Group was reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force in September 1942 and supported...
| Number of aircraft Sent | 2 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2014 18:20:27 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to name and description |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Mission description bases on "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:18 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| 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'. |
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