Dunkirk docks and airfield at Maupertuis, Cherbourg, raided
by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers.
North Africa. United States of America troops occupied Kasserine
in Central Tunisia, in the north Field Marshal
Erwin
Rommel's Afrika Corps attacks were held.
In the Mediterranean. Allied air force fighters and bombers
attacked Syracuse.
Russian Front. The Wehrmacht ground forces were counter-attacking
at Kramatorskaya and Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetz Basin.
Eighth Air Force. 60 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers strike Kriegsmarine U-boat pens, port, and naval
facilities at Brest.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb Cagliari
area and ships North of Capo d'Orlando. Wellingtons hit Bizerte.
Fighters fly sweeps and reconnaissance, attacking ground forces
at points along battle line, including Medjez el Bab area
where enemy advance is being halted.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters fly top cover, strafing, and fighter-bomber missions
against positions along Mareth Line.
Tenth Air Force. 24 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters bomb and strafe Waingmaw. Direct hits are scored
on warehouse and fuel and ammunition dump.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers hit Japanese occupied villages in
Labu area. B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, operating individually,
strafe schooner off Matiu Point and bomb Finschhafen airfield.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters and P-38 Lightning fighters join Navy aeroplanes
in attack on small vessels off Vella Lavella Island. Hits
are claimed on 2 vessels.
Eleventh Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, 6 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
, and 4 P-38 Lightning fighters bomb and strafe Main Camp
area. On return trip, weather aeroplane flies reconnaissance
and makes bombing and strafing run on Attu and nearby barges
with negative results.
M403
Minesweeper
Commissioned 27 February 1943
M470
Minesweeper
Commissioned 27 February 1943
T26
Torpedo boat
Commissioned 27 February 1943
Go To: 28th
February
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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