VIII Fighter Command FO-152 FIGHTER SWEEP & BOMBER ESCORT
9 October 1943Description
A combined force of 153 P-47s from 78FG; 325FG; 353FG; and 355FG are despatched to performa fighter sweep in the Leeuwarden area of Holland before joining the B-17 bomber formations attacking at Anklam and Marienburg, Germany. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
ANKLAM -MARIENBURG
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Notes: Fighters perform a sweep of the Leeuwarden, Holland area before joining the bombers
- 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 153
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 4-Jul-2015 Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeeman.
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'.