31. Once again, fighter cover was ordered by HQ, from 6 to 12 aircraft depending on the Tac . R target area. 32. Despite the fighter cover provided by the IJAAF 24th and 50th Fighter Regiments, four Boeing B-17s managed inflict some strafing damage. 33. The transports were protected during their journey by fighter cover provided by the Desert Air Force and the XII Tactical Air Command. 34. The lack of fighter cover was a contributing factor for the heavy losses experienced; only ten of eighty-four promised fighters were available. 35. During " Donnerkeil ", the relieving sortie arrived after only 20 minutes which meant that fighter cover for half the dash would be 36. Two Mirage F-1 fighters laden with incendiary bombs and two MiG-23s ( along as fighter cover ) took off from bases in Iraq. 37. The 339th provided fighter cover over the English Channel and the coast of Normandy during the assault across the Rhine in March 1945. 38. In a series of missions in 1943 that penetrated beyond the range of fighter cover , there were loss rates up to twenty percent. 39. Kesselring expected that the Allies would next invade Sicily, as a landing could be made there under fighter cover from Tunisia and Malta. 40. With fighter cover provided by carrier aircraft, the helicopters landed at the US Embassy, Saigon and the DAO Compound to pick up evacuees.
