8th Air Force ASC PHOTO RECCE

6 January 1944

Description

15 F-5s and 3 Spitfires form 7th PRG are despatched on photographic reconnaissance sorties over northern France and western Germany. 6 of the F-5s abort their sorties due to engine troubles, radio problems, etc.

Mission Details

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: Spitfire

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 3
  • Aircraft effective: 3

Germany

Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION

Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning

Notes: F-5s and Spitfires despatch to France and Germany. Spits go to France.

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: Not Applicable
  • Aircraft sent: 15
  • Aircraft effective: 9

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Corrected typo in Description.

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Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015 Corrected title and added Mission Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman

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Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Added Statistics to both flights per "The Mighty Eight War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Added Mission Description per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.