67th Fighter Wing NO FO designation
28 December 1943Description
This is the first combat operation for the entire 20th Fighter Group. 36 P-38s are despatched to fly fighter sweeps along the Dutch coast. No enemy aircraft are encountered and there are No losses or claims.
Mission Details
DUTCH COAST
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
Notes: First group mission for 20th Fighter Group although individual squadrons have been flying with the 55th Fighter Group since 3-Nov-43.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 36
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 27-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.