North Africa. Tebourba and Diedeida occupied by Allied troops.
French captured Zaghouan, naval forces shelled enemy positions
on Cape Bon.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). Northwest African Strategic
Air Force (NASAF) B-26 Marauder medium bombers and P-40 fighters
attack small vessels off Northeast Tunisia. Weather prevents
success of other shipping sweeps, but P-38 Lightning fighters
bomb Pantelleria airfield and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
hit road junction and railroad at Korba and highway North
of Beni Khalled. P-40 fighters bomb docks near Thonara. Northwest
African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and light bombers
bomb landing ground on Pantelleria, shipping between Tunisia
and Sicily, convoys and road network near Soliman and Hammamet,
tanks near Protville, troops, emplacements, trucks, landing
grounds, and vessels on and near Cap Bon and in area South
of Tunis. On ground, Corps Franc D'Afrique makes official
entry into Bizerte as British 7th Armoured Division pushes
North from Tunis toward United States II Corps zone. The British
6th Armoured and Indian 4th Infantry Division, pushing Southeast
toward Hammamet, are stopped at Hammam Lif as enemy strives
to keep line of retreat to Cap Bon peninsula open. 5 Corp
1st Division and 4th Indian Division push East with French
19th Corps which meets firm resistance near Zaghouan.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers hit landing ground on Pantelleria.
P-40 fighters strafe and bomb shipping in Cap Bon area and
shipping and shore installations on Gulf of Tunis. Fighters
claim 5
Me
109's destroyed.
Fourteenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and 11 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
bomb Tien Ho airfield, shop and factory area, and White Cloud
airfield at Canton. The 24 escorting P-40 fighters strafe
target areas following the bombing strikes. Considerable damage
is done, including the destruction of about 20 enemy aircraft.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers claim destruction of 2 cargo vessels
at Madang. B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb airfields
at Rabaul, and single B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers attack
barges and small boats off North coast of New Britain.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters join Navy aircraft in attack on destroyers in
Blackett Strait. Other P-40 fighters and P-38 Lightning fighters
hit antiaircraft positions at Vila.
M445
Minesweeper
Commissioned 8 May 1943
R124
R-boat
Launched 8 May 1943
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May
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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