The British Admiralty announced the scuttling of two Kriegsmarine
blockade runners Regensburg from the Far East, intercepted
by cruisers HMS Adventure and HMS Glasgow.
Eighth Air Force. 118 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers hit port area and Kriegsmarine U-boat base at
Lorient while a smaller force strikes the docks and sub pens
at Bordeaux. 10 of 11 B-26 Marauder medium bombers of 322d
Bomber Group are lost when sent on low-level mission to bomb
power stations at Haarlem and Ijmuiden. This mission prompts
Eighth Air Force to abandon low-level medium bombers attacks.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). Northwest African Strategic
Air Force (NASAF) Wellingtons bomb Lido di Roma seaplane base
and drop leaflets over Rome.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers bomb Gasmata, Dili, Penfoei, and Barique.
Single heavy bombers hit Lae, Finschhafen, Gasmata, and Cape
Gloucester.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-39 fighters and Navy aeroplanes bomb and strafe bivouac
and antiaircraft positions in Rekata Bay area.
Eleventh Air Force. Two attempted ground support missions
to Attu by 1 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, 5 B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers, and 6 P-38 Lightning fighters are recalled
due to weather.
M385
Minesweeper
Commissioned 17 May 1943
M414
Minesweeper
Sunk 17 May 1943
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Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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