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SUNDAY, 10 OCTOBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command
Mission 114.
236 of 274 B-17's hit the railroads and waterways in and around
Munster,
Germany at 1503-1518 hours plus targets of opportunity at Coesfeld,
Germany
and Enschede Airfield in the Netherlands; they claim 183-21-51
Luftwaffe
aircraft; 30 B-17's are lost, 3 damaged beyond repair and 102
damaged;
casualties are 2 KIA, 18 WIA and 306 MIA. 39 B-24's fly a diversion
without
loss or casualties. The B-17's are escorted by 216 P-47's; they
claim 19-0-0
Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 1
damaged;
casualties are 1 MIA.
The 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, transfers from
Goxhill
to Martlesham, England with P-47's. The squadron will fly it's first
mission
on 15 Oct.
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