VIII Fighter Command PATROLS

11 March 1943

Description

4th Fighter Group despatches 18 Spitfires on patrols over the English Channel and along the English coast during the day.

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER PATROL

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Notes: Defensive patrols during the day.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 18

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Dec-2014. Added description per 'The 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'.