North Africa. In South Tunisia the British eighth Army troops
managed to repelled attacks at Ksar Ghilane with heavy loss
to Field Marshal
Erwin
Rommel's Afrika Corps.
Russian Front. Soviet troops occupied Biely, in Smolensk region,
in the Donetz basin. The Wehrmacht ground forces threat to
Kharkov increased.
Eighth Air Force. A few P-47 Thunderbolt fighters take part
for first time in fighters sweep from United Kingdom. Aircraft-to-aircraft
communication proves impossible because of VHF radio malfunctions.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb El Aouina
airfield and La Marsa landing ground, destroying several parked
aeroplanes, and hit town of Gafsa. Fighters escort the B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers and carry out numerous reconnaissance
missions.
Ninth Air Force. Flight echelon of 340th Bomber Group (M)
begins arriving in Egypt.
Tenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) heavy
bombers strike Rangoon area at 2 points. 5 B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers hit Pazundaung bridge. 4 others pound runways,
buildings, and revetments at Mingaladon airfield. After the
attack, several fighters attack the flight. The heavy bombers
claim 3 shot down. Chine Air Task Force (CATF) is absorbed
by Fourteenth Air Force.
Fourteenth Air Force. Fourteenth Air Force is activated at
Kunming with General Chennault as Commanding General. P-40
fighters from Kunming fly armed reconnaissance into Burma,
crossing the Salween and covering areas South West of Lashio.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb airfields and shipping
at Wewak. Single heavy bombers attack shipping off New Guinea.
Eleventh Air Force. Reconnaissance aeroplane is attacked by
5 aircraft. Kiska attack mission is flown by 10 B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers, 6 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, 12 P-38 Lightning
fighters (4 of them flying top cover), and 1 F-5A reconnaissance
aircraft. 8 of the P-38 Lightning fighters strafe ground installations.
The B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb radar site and pound
North Head, silencing antiaircraft fire. The B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers hit Main Camp area. 4 Amchitka based P-40 fighters
bomb submarine base.
Go To: 11th
March
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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