Flew first allied fighter sorties over Berlin on 4 March 1944.
Rhubarb - Small-scale freelance fighter sorties against ground targets of opportunity.
It flew 1,882 bombing and 1,997 fighter sorties.
The 114th Fighter Wing deploys worldwide and executes directed tactical fighter sorties to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems and installations with conventional munitions.
He moved his command to Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, the day after D-Day, to direct fighter sorties in support of the advancing tanks and infantry.
The Germans threw in the bulk of their planes from all three air fleets, flying 801 bombing and 1,149 fighter sorties.
Only 93 fighter sorties, (60 by the French) were flown.
Prior to the last forty-eight hours, most cross-DMZ tac-air strikes had been made by cruise missiles, long-range artillery, and the occasional fighter sortie.
Through January 3, 2009, Israel Air Force had flown 555 fighter sorties and 125 helicopter missions.
In that campaign from 19 May to 6 June 1943, the Chinese Air Force flew on 336 fighter sorties and 88 bombing missions.