14 July 1943

WEDNESDAY, 14 JULY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 73: Three targets are struck in
France, i.e.:
1. 111 B-17's and 5 YB-40's are dispatched against the aircraft works
at Villacoublay, France; 101 hit the target at 0811-0815 hours; they
claim 15-7-16 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17's are lost and 67 damaged;
casualties are 1 KIA, 3 WIA and 21 MIA.
2. 64 B-17's are dispatched against Amiens/Glisy Airfield; 53 hit the
target at 0742 hours; they claim 9-0-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-17 is
lost, 3 are damaged beyond repair and 34 are damaged; casualties are 6
KIA, 3 WIA and 10 MIA.
3. 84 B-17's are dispatched against LeBourget Airfield, Paris; 52 hit
the target at 0750-0820 hours; they claim 41-27-32 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4
B-17's are lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 50 damaged; casualties
are 16 WIA and 41 MIA.