North Africa. First Army troops entered Kairouan First and
Eighth Armies made contact near Fondouk.
In Australasia. Japanese dive-bombers and fighters attacked
Allied shipping in Oro Bay, New Guinea.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). During
10-11
April 1943, Wellingtons bomb airfields at Decimomannu and
Monserrato. During day, P-38 Lightning fighters carry out
fighters sweeps and reconnaissance flights, claiming numerous
aircraft shot down, including 21 transports destroyed between
Cap Bon and Marsala. B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb Oudna
airfield, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Sainte-Marie du
Zit airfield, and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers strike
harbours of Tunis, Marsala, and Trapani. Fighter-bombers and
lbs blast trucks South of Enfidaville road, trucks East of
Kairouan, Sousse docks, and numerous other targets in the
Northeast quarter of Tunisia.
Ninth Air Force. Colonel Wycliffe E Steele assumes command
of IX Air Service Command, succeeding Colonel John D Corkille.
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers attack Naples harbour. Antiaircraft
is intense and fighters attack B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
from all sides, knocking 1 down. The B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers claim destruction of 3 fighters. B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers attack motor transport and concentrations North of
Sfax as Allied ground troops push toward Sousse.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb Lae and Finschhafen. Single
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Finschhafen 3 times and
hit Madang once. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Vila Salazar
and another village on Timor. Enemy aeroplanes attack Oro
Bay and destroy 2 merchant vessels.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters and Navy fighters strafe gun positions
in Rekata Bay area. B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb
airfields at Kahili and on Ballale Island.
Eleventh Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, 22 P-40 fighters, and 8 P-38
Lightning fighters hit Kiska 5 times. Last mission aborts
due to weather. The other 4 bomb various targets starting
large fires. Some fighters strafe Little Kiska.
Go To: 12th
April
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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