29 July 1943

THURSDAY, 29 JULY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 79: 2 locations in Germany are the
targets for this mission:
1. 167 B-17's and a YB-40 are dispatched to the shipyards at Kiel;
91 hit the shipyard at 0901 hours and 48 hit targets of opportunity; they
claim 48-6-33 Luftwaffe aircraft; 6 B-17's are lost, 2 are damaged beyond
repair and 62 are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 8 WIA and 61 MIA.
2. 81 B-17's are dispatched to the Heinkel Works at Warnemunde; 54 hit
the target at 0922-0924 hours; they claim 0-2-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4
B-17's are lost and 7 damaged; casualties are 40 MIA.
VIII Air Support Command Missions 8 and 9: 2 airfields are the target:
1. 18 B-26B's are dispatched against Schipol Airfield at Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; the mission is aborted due to a navigational error.
2. 21 B-26B's are dispatched against Ft. Rouge Airfield, France; 19
hit the target at 1828 hours; 8 B-26's are damaged.