In the Mediterranean. Small British land forces raided airfields
in Crete at night destroying aircraft on the ground, before
withdrawing safely.
General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Polish Prime Minister was returning
from an inspection of Polish forces deployed in the Middle
East, he was killed, together with his daughter, his Chief
of Staff, Tadeusz Klimecki, and seven others, when his plane,
a Liberator crashed into the sea after take off from Gibraltar
Airport
Eighth Air Force. 237 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers strike in very effective attacks on aircraft
factories at Le Mans and Nantes and also hit submarine yards
at La Pallice. Bombing is extremely accurate.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). During
3-4
July 1943, Wellingtons hit Trapani and Lido di Roma. Leaflets
are dropped in Rome area. B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
and B-26 Marauder medium bombers hit Catania and Gerbini airfields.
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb 2 satellite airfields near
Gerbini. Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) light
bombers and medium bombers hit airfields at Comiso, Trapani,
Sciacca, and Castelvetrano.
Ninth Air Force. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Halifax
aircraft bomb Catania, railroad yards during
3-4
July 1943. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Comiso airfield.
P-40 fighters escort bombers and convoy and fly sea-search
for missing pilot. Fighters claim 3
Me-109's
shot down. 4 P-40 fighters are lost.
Tenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) heavy
bombers attack Shweli road bridge but fail to cause appreciable
damage.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers pound Bairoko.
M347
Minesweeper
Commissioned 4 July 1943
Go To: 5th
July
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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