Eighth Air Force. 70 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb Evreux, Fauville airfields.
Medium bombers mission to attack Beauvais, Tille airfields
aborts due to bad weather. 4 groups of P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
sweep over Northeast France and Belgium and 3 groups sweep
over North Belgium and Dutch Islands. A few B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers fly night attack on Hannover with The British
Royal Air Force (RAF).
Twelfth Air Force. XII Bomber Command B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers and B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb roads, railroad,
and bridges at or near San Martino Sannita, Grottaminarda,
Amorosi, and Mignano. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers on Detached
Service to Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) attack
small vessels near Elba with 75mm cannon. Northwest African
Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) and XII A Support Command aeroplanes
hit troop concentrations and gun positions near Serino and
Santa Lucia di Serino, road block at Nocera, town and roads
at Fisciano, town of Pagani, tanks and trucks between Acerno
and Montella and in Foggia area, vessels and docks at Manfredonia,
town of Camarella, and landing ground at Capua.
Ninth Air Force. Ninth Air Force flies its final mission from
Africa. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Maritsa and Eleusis
airfields. The bomb groups of IX Bomber Command subsequently
are transferred to Twelfth Air Force.
Tenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) medium
bombers attack Ye-u branch line railroad bridge over Mu River
between Ywataung and Monywa. Negligible damage is done to
the target.
Fifth Air Force. After preparatory naval bombardment, elements
of Australian 9th Division land at mouth of Song River North
of Finschhafen and push to South. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
pound defences in Finschhafen area. Almost 90 Fifth Air Force
fighters battle aircraft attacking the convoy. 38 enemy aircraft
are claimed shot down. A-20 Havoc light bombers and B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers hit Lae area. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb Gasmata airfield. B-24
Liberator heavy bombers hit Amboina.
Z35
Destroyer
Commissioned 22 September 1943
Z43
Destroyer
Launched 22 September 1943
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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