Official description
Not yet known
Description
4th Fighter Group conducts two operations on this date: 16 Spitifires are despatched over the English Channel on shipping patrols; and 24 Spitfires are despatched to provide escort for an RAF mission of Venturas attacking the port facilities at Dunkirk, France.
Mission details
1. English Channel
Description
FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Shipping partols.
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 |
2. Dunkirk, France
Description
Escort of RAF Venturas attacking the port facilities at Dunkirk, France.
Aircraft type
Spitfire
Notes
Not yet known
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 |