VIII Fighter Command FO-95 FIGHTER SWEEPS

9 August 1943

Description

A combined force of 139 P-47s from: 4FG; 56FG; 78FG; and 353FG are despatched to conduct fighter sweeps if the Abbeville/Poix area of France. This is the first combat operation for the 353 Fighter Group. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

ABBEVILLE / POIX

Description: FIGHTER SWEEP

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt

Notes: 353rd Fighter Group first mission by some squadrons.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: Not Applicable
  • Aircraft sent: 137

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 15-May-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty EIghth War Dairy", 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'.