Ninth Air Force. 84 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-26
Marauder medium bombers bomb
V-weapon
sites and other targets in France.
Twelfth Air Force. General Cannon takes command. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers bomb Terracina. P-40 fighters hit same target
and also bomb positions and munitions factory South of Sant'Elia
Fiumerapido. A-36 Apache dive bomber bomb positions, fuel dump, and munitions
factory in Cervaro area, and hit trains, seaplane base, radar
station, trucks, and other targets in Rome, Civitavecchia
area.
Fifteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Operations are restricted to weather reconnaissance and to
air sea rescue patrols North of Corfu.
Fourteenth Air Force. 29 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound railroad yards at Chiengmai.
Warehouse area along West side of the yards suffers very heavy
damage. 14 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, with fighters escort,
attack Hwajung.
Fifth Air Force. Preinvasion air strikes continue against
Cape Gloucester as more than 100 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers,
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and A-20 Havoc light bombers
pound the area. P-39 fighters strafe targets along Borgen
and Rein Bays. P-40 fighters and A-20 Havoc light bombers
hit Hoskins airfield. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters claim 17 fighters
shot down in Arawe area. A-20 Havoc light bombers hit camps
North of Finschhafen. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb and
cannon Madang. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Amahai airfield.
P-40 fighters hit Kaukenau.
Thirteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers attack Monoitu Mission. During
21-
22 December
1943. Snoopers bomb various bivouac areas on Bougainville.
Seventh Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Nanumea escort 4 Navy PB4Y
Privateer patrol bomber's on photo mission over Kwajalein
Atoll. The B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb shipping and
aircraft landing grounds and other facilities at Roi, Ennuebing,
and Kwajalein Islands. A-24 Banshee dive bomber, along with
Navy and Marine aircraft, hit shipping and airfields at Emidj
Island. 16 P-39 fighters strafe fuel dumps, shipping, and
antiaircraft at Mille.
Go To: 22nd
December
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
For a complete list of
sources
