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SUNDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber
Command
Mission 103. Today's targets are in
France with 1 B-17 lost.
1. 40 of 84 B-17's hit Reims/Champagne Airfield at 1751-1752 hours;
2
B-17's are damaged beyond repair; 21 are damaged; casualties are 20
KIA.
2. 55 B-17's dispatched to the Paris area abandon the mission after
crossing the enemy coast; 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair, and 8 are
damaged.
3. 63 B-17's dispatched to Meulon Les Mureaux and Citroen in the
Paris
area are prevented from bombing by the weather.
4. 37 B-24's fly a diversion.
VIII Air Support Command Mission 72: 72 B-26's are dispatched to
Conches
Airfield in France; they are recalled due to weather.
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