VIII Fighter Command FO - 55 FIGHTER SWEEP

24 June 1943

Description

A force of 48 P-47s is despatched from 4FG to make a fighter sweep of the Hesdin/Boulogne/ Doullenes area of France. No enemy aircraft are encountered. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

HESDIN / BOULOGNE / DOULLENS

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: Fighter sweep of Hesdin/ Boulogne/Doullens area

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 48

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 5-Jan-2015. Description 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'.