27 February 1943

SATURDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission 38: 63 B-17s of the 1st Bombardment Wing and
15 B-24s of the 2d Bombardment Wing are dispatched against the U-boat pens,
port and naval facilities at Brest, France; 46 B-17s and 14 B-24s drop 155
tons of bombs on the target between 1455 and 1500 hours local; 2 B-24s are
damaged; there are no casualties.
Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 40 uneventful sorties; 16 on
shipping patrols and 24 as part of an escort for RAF Venturas bombing
Dunkirk, France.