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SATURDAY, 11 DECEMBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command
Mission 151:
437 of 490 B-17's and 86 of 93 B-24's hit the industrial area at
Emden,
Germany at 1220-1312 hours; they claim 86-22-23 Luftwaffe aircraft;
15
B-17's and 2 B-24's are lost, 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair and
120
B-17's and 18 B-24's are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 20 WIA and
185 MIA.
This mission is escorted by 31 P-38's, 313 P-47's and 44 Ninth Air
Force
P-51's; they claim 21-0-7 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 P-47's and 1 P-51
are lost;
1 P-47 and 1 P-51 are damaged beyond repair and 3 P-47's are
damaged;
casualties are 1 KIA and 4 MIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission
152: 4 of 4 B-17's drop 800,000
leaflets on
Laval, Rennes, Le Mans and Nantes, France at 2026-2039 hours; no
casualties.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): HQ 67th Tactical
Reconnaissance
Group and it's 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transfer from
Membury
to Middle Wallop, England with Spitfires and F-6's.
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