Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers bomb Kalamaki airfield. Fighters hit
trucks North of Ancona at Macerata.
Fifteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers hit Eleusis airfield, destroying
several parked aeroplanes and scoring many hits on hangars,
other buildings, and runways. P-38 Lightning fighters escort
the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers as well as Northwest
African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
attacking Kalamaki airfield.
Fourteenth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters strafe airfields and barracks at Kengtung, 4
others hit construction equipment at Dong Cuong airfield and
8 attack Pingkai and targets between Pingkai and Tahsai on
the Salween River.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers bomb Soerabaja, Tjepoe, and Denpasar
during 17-
18
November 1943, and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb freighter
off Tanimbar Island. During the day, 58 B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers are dispatched to support attack by Australian 9th
Division on Sattelberg, but because of bad weather only 3
heavy bombers (along with 12 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
aircraft) get through to the target. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
strafe Japanese shipping between Saidor and Finschhafen.
Thirteenth Air Force. 30 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Buka airfield and surrounding
areas during
16-17
November 1943 and 2 squadrons of B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
follow with daylight strike on same target. 8 other B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb Buka and Bonis at various times during
16-17 November
1943. During the afternoon 3 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
hit Kieta.
Seventh Air Force. More than 20 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Funafuti and Canton
Islands bomb Mille, Maloelap, and Tarawa.
R306
R-boat
Launched 17 November 1943
Go To: 18th
November
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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