1st Composite Squadron and United States Navy (USN) land based
aircraft sink the Kriegsmarine U-boat,
U-848
in South Atlantic, 10-09S 18-OOW.
Eighth Air Force. 436 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers, including 9 Pathfinder aircraft, attack marshalling
yard and oil plants at Gelsenkirchen and marshalling yard
at Munster.
Ninth Air Force. Eighth Air Force training officer arrives
to assist Ninth Fighter Command Headquarters in setting up
comprehensive training system for fighters pilots. Training
is based on the Eighth Air Force system. Eighth Air Force
and The British Royal Air Force (RAF) co-operate with the
Ninth in instituting this program. Over 150 medium bombers
bomb construction works at Mimoyecques. Poor visibility causes
one group to bomb area South West of primary targets, and
bad weather causes numerous aborts.
Twelfth Air Force. XII A Support Command B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers hit Berat, Kucove airfields in Albania. Northwest
African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) bombs roads East of
Atina and North of Rome, and hits vehicles moving South from
Pescara. XII A Support Command and Desert Air Force (DAF)
fighters and fighter-bombers attack motor transport North
of Vasto, bridges and roads West of Isernia, Cassino, and
Atena Lucana, town of Castrocielo, and vessels off Split.
Fifteenth Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers on low-level raid bomb Falconara
Marittima railroad bridge and highway bridge. P-38 Lightning
fighters escort a XII A Support Command raid on Berat Kucove
airfield.
Fifth Air Force. 90 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) heavy
bombers and fighters attack wharf areas of Rabaul while Japanese
aeroplanes from surrounding airfields search for carrier force
that hit Rabaul earlier in the day. B-26 Marauder medium bombers
and P-39 fighters hit Bogadjim Road, B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers pound positions North West of Dumpu, and P-39 fighters
bomb and strafe Madang area. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters over
Wewak encounter force of fighters and claim about 20 shot
down.
Thirteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit bivouac area at Kieta and
sink at least 6 barges between Kieta and Banin Harbour. Allied
fighters from Munda area cover carrier strike which causes
considerable damage to shipping in harbour at Rabaul.
R130
R-boat
Launched 5 November 1943
Go To: 6th
November
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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