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WEDNESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): The 44th and 93d
Bombard-
ment Groups (Heavy) resume operations in the UK after detached
service in
Africa; the 389th Bombardment Group (Heavy), previously diverted to
Africa,
becomes operational in the UK.
VIII Air Support Command Missions 53 and 54.
1. 71 B-26's are dispatched to Lille/Nord Airfield in France; 68 hit
the
target at 0922 hours; 3 B-26's are damaged; no casualties.
2. 72 B-26's are dispatched to Lille/Vendeville Airfield in France;
68
hit the target at 1011-1013 hours; 1 B-26 is lost, 1 is damaged
beyond
repair and 21 are damaged; casualties are 1 MIA.
3. 72 B-26's are dispatched to Boulogne coastal defenses; 68 hit the
target at 1756-1818 hours; 26 B-26's are damaged.
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