VIII Fighter Command FO-122 FIGHTER SWEEPS

3 September 1943

Description

A combined force of 95 P-47s is despatched from: 56FG and 78FG on fighter sweeps in the Dunkirk, France area. No German aircraft are encountered. No losses or claims.

Mission Details

DUNKIRK

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweeps in Dunkirk area.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 95

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunnigham 29-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.