VIII Fighter Command FO - 55 FIGHTER SWEEP
24 June 1943Description
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 48
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 5-Jan-2015. Description based on "The Mighty 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'.