Official description
Not yet known
Description
4th Fighter Group conducts 4 operations on this date: 6 Spitfires are despatched on patrols looking for enemy shipping in the English Channel; 76 Spitfires are despatched are in 3 groups 26; 26; and 24 to provide escort for 3 out of 5 raids conducted by RAF Venturas attacking the port facilities at Dunkirk, France. There are no losses or claims.
Mission details
1.
Description
FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Despatched on shipping patrols.
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 |
6 |
2. DUNKIRK
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Escort for RAF Venturas attacking Dunkirk, France.
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 |
24 |
3. DUNKIRK
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Escort for RAF Venturas attacking Dunkirk, France.
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 |
26 |