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THURSDAY, 23 DECEMBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 92 P-47's are dispatched to
Gilze-Rijen Airfield in The Netherlands; 2 squadrons dive-bomb the
target
while the 1 squadron provides escort; no casualties.
HQ 453d Bombardment Group (Heavy) and it's 732d, 733d, 734th and
735th
Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) arrive at Old Buckenham, England from
the US
with B-17's. They will fly their mission on 5 Feb 44.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): HQ 71st Fighter Wing arrives
at
Aldermaston, England from the US.
HQ 363d Fighter Group and it's 380th and 382d Fighter Squadrons
arrive at
Keevil, England from the US without aircraft. They will be equipped
with
P-51's and fly their first mission on 24 Feb 44.
The 386th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group, arrives at Gosfield,
England from the US with P-47's. They will fly their first mission
on 22 Feb
44.
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