Heaviest raid yet carried out on the U-boat base of Lorient
by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers.
In Libya. The British Eighth Army in contact with enemy West
of Pisida, on Tunisian frontier.
In the Mediterranean. Large-scale daylight raids on Naples
and Cagliari, Sardinia, night raids on other airfield, in
Sardinia.
Russian Front. Soviet troops captured Wehrmacht base of Kursk,
Kramatorskaya in the Ukraine and Azov, at mouth of Don.
In Burma. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Liberator bombers
made heavy attack on Rangoon.
Mr. Churchill arrived back in London.
Twelfth Air Force. Over 50 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
and B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb Elmas airfield and seaplane
base at Cagliari. P-38 Lightning fighters provide escort.
Fighters and A-20 Havoc light bombers fly reconnaissance over
large areas of East Tunisia. Fighters strafe gun batteries
in Gafsa-Maknassy area.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers hit harbour at Naples, scoring direct
hit on 1 vessel and hits on others.
Fifth Air Force. A single B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bombs
Dobo and Babo, while another bombs Timika and Kaukenau.
Eleventh Air Force. 1 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers flies weather reconnaissance
over Kiska.
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The Second Great War.
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The War Illustrated.
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2194 Days Of War.
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