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SATURDAY, 3 JUNE 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): In Operation COVER, two
missions,
both designated Mission 388, are flown. In the first, 219 of 238
B-17s and
120 of 124 B-24s attack coastal defenses in the Pas de Calais,
France area,
bombing a total of 22 targets; 21 B-17s and 24 B-24s are damaged; no
casualties. Escort is provided by 91 P-38s and 129 P-47s. In the
second raid,
97 of 102 B-17s and 98 of 104 B-24s hit 16 of the same targets hit
in the
morning; 2 B-17s are damaged. Escort is provided by 102 P-38s, 34
P-47s and
83 P-51s; 1 P-51 is lost and 1 P-38 is damaged; 1 airman is MIA.
During the night, 23 B-24s participate in CARPETBAGGER operations in
France.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 250+ B-26s and A-20s bomb
airfields,
highway bridges, and coastal defense batteries in N France; 400+
P-38s and
P-47s dive-bomb targets in NW Europe.
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