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MONDAY, 5 JUNE 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 392: 423 of 464
B-17s and
203 of 206 B-24s hit coastal defenses in the Le Havre, Caen,
Boulogne and
Cherbourg, France areas; 4 B-17s and 2 B-24s are lost, 1 B-24 is
damaged
beyond repair and 37 B-17s and 39 B-24s are damaged; 1 airman is
KIA, 10 WIA
and 47 MIA. Escorting are 127 P-47s and 245 P-51s; 1 P-47 and 1 P-51
are lost
and 1 P-47 is damaged beyond repair.
Mission 393: In France, 7 of 8 P-51 fighter-bomber attack a truck
convoy
near Lille; the 8th P-51 bombs Lille/Vendeville Airfield; no losses.
In preparation for D-Day, 3 B-17s fly weather reconnaissance over
the UK
and the Atlantic Ocean.
During the night, 11 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions; 1 B-24 is lost
over
Belgium.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In France, 100+ B-26s bomb
coastal
defense batteries; 100+ P-47s dive-bomb targets in the same area.
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