4 April 1943

SUNDAY, 4 APRIL 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission 49: 97 B-17's of the 1st Bombardment Wing are
dispatched against industrial installations in the Paris, France area
including the Renault armament works and motor works. 85 aircraft drop 251
tons of bombs on the target between 1414 and 1417 local and cause severe
damage. We claim 47-13-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 4 B-17s and 16 others
are damaged by fierce fighter opposition. Casualties are 6 WIA and 39 MIA.
The 13th Photographic Squadron (Light) flew 3 F-5 sorties in Belgium and
France; 1 F-5 is missing.