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TUESDAY, 13 JUNE 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) The first V-1 "buzz bomb" lands
in S
England; more land during the night of 13/14 Jun, and throughout the
rest of
the month.
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Bad weather cancels
large-scale
bombing of high priority targets in Germany; overcast bombing
against
tactical targets in NW France is undertaken:
Mission 409: In the first mission of the day cloud cover is less
than
anticipated and visual runs are made by 129 of 139 B-17s against
Evreux/
Fauville Airfield (37 bomb), Dreux Airfield (52 bomb) and St Andre
de L'Eure
(40 bomb); 30 B-17s are damaged; escort is provided by 101 of 113
P-51s
dispatched; they claim 4-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft.
Mission 410: In the second mission, 112 B-17s and 260 B-24s are
dispatched:
1. B-17s to Beaumont-sur-Oise Airfield (41 bomb) and Beauvais/Nivelliers
Airfield (56 bomb); 15 B-17s are damaged.
2. 148 B-24s to Dinard/Pleurtuit Airfield (10 bomb), Ploermel Bridge
(26
bomb), Vannes Bride (19 bomb), Vicomte-sur-Rance Bridge (24 bomb),
Montfort-
sur-Meu Bridge (21 bomb), Porcaro Bridge (12 bomb) and 3 others hit
targets
of opportunity; 2 B-24s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 16
damaged; 1
airman is KIA and 19 MIA.
Escort for Mission 410 is provided by 12 P-38s, 47 P-47s and 174
P-51s; 1
P-51 is lost and the pilot is MIA.
Other fighter sorties during the day are:
1. 97 P-38s are dispatched on fighter-bomber missions (58 bomb) and
17 hit
La Poissonniere Montjean; 2 P-38s are lost and the pilots are MIA.
2. 199 P-47s are dispatched to La Port Boulet (90 attack), Montlouis
(24
attack), transport targets (33 attack) and Chinon (31 attack); they
claim
2-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost and 1 damaged beyond
repair; 2
pilots are MIA.
3. 35 P-51s fly escort for fighter bombers.
4. 12 P-38s and 35 P-47s escort Ninth Air Force bombers.
5. 62 of 64 P-38s fly patrol over the English Channel.
Mission 411: 8 of 8 B-17s drop leaflets on France during the night.
6 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions over France.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In France, 397 B-26s and
A-20s bomb
rail and road junctions, marshalling yards and fuel dumps in the
assault
areas; aircraft of 9 fighter groups escort the bombers and attack
bridges,
marshalling yards, troop areas, rail and road traffic, gun
emplacements,
ammunition dumps and other targets. 305th and 306th Troop Carrier
Squadrons,
442d Troop Carrier Group, move from Fulbeck to Weston Zoyland,
England with
C-47s.
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