VIII Fighter Command FO - 26 SWEEP & PATROL

21 May 1943
media-18027.jpeg UPL 18027 1st Lt Stanley Anderson 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF a former 71 Eagle Sqn RAF P/O. Poses in front of P-47 42-8644 QP-X "Lilliput".

Corrected squadron number in caption from 336 to 334.

Object Number - UPL 18027 - 1st Lt Stanley Anderson 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF a former 71 Eagle Sqn RAF P/O. Poses in front of P-47 42-8644 QP-X "Lilliput".

Description

The main operation for the fighter groups today is a sweep of the Ostend/Ghent coastal area by a combined force of 105 P-47s from 4FG, 56FG and 78FG. 3 P-47s are MIA but 2 are due to a mid-air collision, 2 pilots KIA; and 1 loss due to abandonedment of the aircraft over the North Sea due to enemy fighter attack, pilot rescued by taken POW. Claims are 0-0-1 on enemy aircraft.



In other operations, 6 P-47s are despatched on coastal patrol.

Mission Details

ENGLISH COAST

Description: FIGHTER PATROL

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Defensive patrol along English coast.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 6

OSTEND / GHENT

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep over Ostend/Ghent area 4th Fighter Group loses 3 aircraft, pilots Missing in Action (MIA)

Mission Statistics

  • People killed in action: 2
  • Prisoners of war: 1
  • Aircraft sent: 105
  • Aircraft missing in action: 3

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885093
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885405
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885108
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 4-Jan-2014. Added description based on "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'.

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