Eighth Air Force. 114 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers bomb industrial areas of Duren. Failure of blind
bombing equipment (Oboe) is major cause of aborts by nearly
100 other heavy bombers.
Twelfth Air Force. XII Bomber Command B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers, B-26 Marauder medium bombers, B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters bomb Rome Casale
landing ground, Marcigliana and Cerveteri airfields, railroad
bridges at Montalto di Castro, Grosseto, and 13 miles Southeast
of Orvieto, and marshalling yard at Nish, obstructing Belgrade
Sofia line. XII A Support Command, Northwest African Tactical
Bomber Force (NATBF), and other aircraft of Northwest African
Tactical Air Force (NATAF) devote most of their efforts to
bombing gun positions, trucks, and rail and road command South
of Vasto, at Mignano, North of Cassino, in Cassino and Chieti,
at Castropignano, Carpinone, Arce, Tratella, and at various
other points along highways and railroads. Fighter-bombers
also hit shipping along Dalmatian coast claiming 2 vessels
sunk.
Tenth Air Force. Bridge at Meza, being repaired after being
damaged severely on
10
October 1943, is attacked and damaged by B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers bomb and strafe Bogadjim area. A-20
Havoc light bombers hit Gasmata. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
hit 2 freighters near Manokwari and bomb Manokwari area. Attack
on Finschhafen by 30 enemy aircraft causes minor damage.
Thirteenth Air Force. Kakasa is attacked 3 times by B-34 Lexington bomber,
P-40 fighters, and Navy fighters and dive bombers. 24 P-40
fighters and nearly 50 Navy F4U Corsair fighter sweep Kahili. One force
of F4U Corsair fighter encounters fighters, claiming 3 destroyed.
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October
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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