THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST 1942
ETO (8th AF): Mission 6: 7 of 9 B-17s bomb the shipyards at
Rotterdam, The
Netherlands at 1740 hours; 3 B-17s are damaged; 1 airman is WIA.
92d Bombardment Group (Heavy) completes nonstop flight of the last
of its 4
squadrons from Newfoundland to UK without a loss. A Combat Crew
Replacement
Center (CCRC), the first in the Eighth Air Force, is established at
Bovingdon, England.
94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, moves from Kirton in
Lindsey to
Ibsley, England with P-38s.
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