Posted By Russ Abbey on March 23, 2006 at 15:43:00:
In Reply to: USAAF Mission Chronology posted by Craig Crofoot on March 21, 2006 at 07:58:39:
Craig,
I'm reasearching the 55th Fighter Group through official squadron/unit records on microfilm, and I'm afraid to say, you are unlikely to get all the information you want from this source. Much of the information around numbers of planes etc. for each mission simply aren't listed on microfilm records.
8th Air Force Mission summaries are also available from the UK Public Records office in Kew, London, England, although again the best you can hope for is numbers of planes per group, not squadron.
Good luck with your venture though...
Russ
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Although the 8th AF mission chronology is a good start, what I am looking for is down to Squadron participation, including the number of a/c flown.
Do I need to contact the unit historian's on a unit by unit basis?
: Regards,
: Craig Crofoot
: Madison, Wisconsin