VIII Fighter Command FO-142 BOMBER ESCORT
23 September 1943Description
A combined force of 109 P-47s from 4GG; 56FG; and 353FG is despatched to provide escort to the B-17s attacking Nantes and Renne/St Jacques airfield. There were no losses or claims.
Mission Details
NANTES / RENNES
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Fighter escort form raids on Nantes and Rennes, France
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 109
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665391
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 28-Jun-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Moghty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman,
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'.