Twelfth Air Force. XII Bomber Command B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers bomb Mignano road defiles, Benevento road bridge,
and Frosinone airfield. Medium bombers hit Ariano (and trucks
and road nearby), Isernia, and Castelnuovo and Formia road
junctions. United States and The British Royal Air Force (RAF)
aircraft of Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) attack
motor transport movement, roads, and bridges in Potenza-Auletta
areas, maintain cover over Fifth Army in Salerno invasion
area (where the enemy launches a fierce effort to reduce the
beachhead), and during 12-
13
September 1943 fly intruder missions over 6 airfields between
Rome and Pizzo, finding little activity. British Eighth Army
forces on toe of Italy capture Crotone and push North, and
on Taranto front occupy territory up to North of Castelaneta.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers hit Kalathos and Maritsa airfields.
Fourteenth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters bomb shipping in Hong Kong area, 4
hit Yangtze River traffic at Chiuchiang, and 4 P-40 fighters
strafe barracks and destroy locomotive West of Shihhweiyao.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers and B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
pound Lae as Japanese begin withdrawal in face of Australian
9th and 7th Division moving in from East and West. Australian
5th Division occupies Salamaua and surrounding area. First
Allied aeroplane lands at Salamaua airfield. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers strafe between Saidor and Langemak Bay. B-25
Mitchell medium bombers hit barges near Cape Gloucester, and
A-20 Havoc light bombers bomb radio station at Gasmata.
Eleventh Air Force. XI Fighter Command moves up to Adak.
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September
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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