Narrative - Official Air Force Mission Description
Spitfires of the 4th Fighter Group fly 8 sorties; 2 on uneventful patrols and 6 to strafe an shipping convoy. Two corvettes and a merchant ship are damaged in the convoy; 1 Spitfire is shot down and the pilot is listed as MIA.
Source: THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History,
Mission Reports
Notes: VIII FC
Non-Combat Accident Reports
Aircraft: L-4B (#43-607). Organization: 153OS / of Keevil, Wiltshire. Pilot: Watson, James T. Notes: forced landing. Location: Staverton/ 5mi S England. Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 4 source: Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
Mission "Fighter Command" Patrol and strafe enemy shipping February 05, 1943
Notes: VIII FC
Primary source for mission statistics: Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman
Aircraft Sent
Aircraft Effective
Bomb Tonnage
Enemy Aircraft X-P-D
Enemy Aircraft (on gnd) X-P-D
USAAF Aircraft X-E-D
USAAF Personnel KIA-WIA-MIA
Notes
2
2
0.0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
Mission Targets
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2 A/C
Aircraft Groups
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