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Re: US fighters with No. 100 Group RAF
Martin Streetly's "Confound & Destroy" history of 100 Group references this on page 82.
The "Intruder Detachment" was formed in March 1944 under Major T Gates and based at Little Snoring. Air Commodore R Chisolm acted as 100 Gp Liasion Officer and became operational on 24/25 March when Major Gates took a Mustang to berlin and back. Nine more sorties were made by the end of March. Working closely with 515 sqn, 21 more sorties were scheduled in April, ten of which were completed. By the end of April it was obvious that US single seaters wre unsuitable for intruder work at night and the detatchment was disbanded.
Doesnt mention P38s as pure intruders, though there is reference to the aircraft being used for ELINT operations with 3 P-38 "droop snoots" detached from the 7th Photographic group.
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