Twelfth Air Force. XII Bomber Command B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers bomb Antheor viaduct. B-26 Marauder medium bombers
hit Anzio. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers attack docks and shipping
at Civitavecchia. P-38 Lightning fighters strafe and bomb
Tirana airfield. Weather cancels all Northwest African Tactical
Air Force (NATAF) attacks except for 11 P-40 fighters which
bomb and strafe tanker off Split, leaving it burning. XII
A Support Command fighters fly uneventful naval escort.
Tenth Air Force. In an attempt to knock out Japanese base
from which fighters are attacking ferrying operations, P-40
fighters carrying 1000 lb bombs fly 4 strikes against Myitkyina.
Following the bomb runs, the fighters strafe antiaircraft
positions. The attacks cause considerable damage to the base.
Medium bombers attack Meza railroad bridge, scoring hits on
approaches but missing the structure. The bridge remains unusable
due to damage caused by the
10
October 1943 strike.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters sink barge off New Britain coast.
Thirteenth Air Force. 20 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, with fighters support, bomb
Kara airfield.
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2194 Days Of War.
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