VIII Fighter Command

16 September 1942

Description

1FG despatches 24 P-38s on a fighter sweep of the French coastline between Dieppe and Le Touquet, France.

Mission Details

DIEPPE / LE TOUQUET

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning

Notes: Fighter sweep of French coastline between Dieppe and Le Touquet.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 24

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-401549
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Oct-2014. Mission description based on "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'.