Official description
Not yet known
Description
4th Fighter Group has two operations of this date: 2 Spitfires are despatched on routine patrols along the English coast; 6 other Spitfires are despatched to strafe a German ship convoy. 2 corvettes and one merchant ship are damaged. 1 Spitfire is shot down by anti-aircraft fire, the pilot is MIA.
Mission details
1. ENGLISH COAST
Description
FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Fighter patrol of English Coast.
Units
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Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Mission Statistics
Number of aircraft Sent |
2 |
2. Thornton Bank
Description
STRAFING MISSION
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Strafe enemy ship convoy, two corvettes and one merchant ship damaged. One Spitfire of 335th Fighter Squadron hit by flak, pilot Missing in Action (MIA).
Units
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Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Mission Statistics
Number of aircraft Sent |
6 |
Number of aircraft Effective |
1 |
Number of aircraft Missing In Action |
1 |
Number of people Killed In Action |
1 |
Service
People
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Military | Captain | Pilot
Joined RCAF, service pilot training, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, Fw190 destroyed on Rodeo to Abbeville, France 31-7-42
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Aircraft
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Spitfire
Spitfire MkV assigned to 4th Fighter Group, 335 Fighter Squadron as part of a reverse Lend-Lease Agreement. Tail number is unknown. Shot down by flak while attacking an enemy ship convoy. Crashed into the North Sea near Walcheren Island, Holland. No...
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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire EN918 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
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