Official description
Not yet known
Description
4th Fighter Group conducts two operations on this date: 16 Spitfires are despatched over the English Channel on patrol for German shipping; 2 Sptifires are despatched on routine defensive patrol along the English coast.
Mission details
1. ENGLISH COAST
Description
FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Defensive patrol of English Coast.
Units
-
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.
Description
SHIPPING PATROL
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Shipping patrol.
Units
-
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 |
16 |