Eighth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) heavy
bombers equipped with H2S fly first large daylight mission
in European Theatre of Operations (ETO) against cloud covered
target. Two of these pathfinder aircraft lead main attack
of 244 other B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers on port area
at Emden. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters with belly tanks escort
bombers entire way to target in Germany for first time. More
than 130 B-26 Marauder medium bombers attack airfields at
Conches and Beauvais, Tille. A few B-17 Flying Fortress heavy
bombers fly with The British Royal Air Force (RAF) on night
raid against Hannover.
Twelfth Air Force. Weather almost halts Twelfth Air Force
operations. XII A Support Command fighters strafe Viterbo
Airfield and Bracciano seaplane base, bomb road junction at
San Severo, and strafe locomotive and train station. Other
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) aeroplanes hit
trucks in Benevento area.
Fifth Air Force. 117 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
, escorted by 129 P-38 Lightning fighters and P-40 fighters,
attack airfields and shipping in Wewak area. About 40 aircraft
are destroyed on the ground and 8 are claimed shot down in
combat. The bombers claim 10 ships (totalling about 28,000
tons), 11 luggers, and a launch sunk. Finschhafen is bombed
twice during the day.
Thirteenth Air Force. 27 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, 20 P-40 fighters and P-39 fighters,
and several Navy fighters pound Kahili area. P-39 fighters
over Choiseul strafe (and explode) 3 barges off Wogai Point,
and strafe 2 others off Bambatana, leaving 1 ablaze.
R221
R-boat
Launched 27 September 1943
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September
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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