13 November 1943

SATURDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 130: 79
of 159 B-17's, 61 of 109 B-24's and 3 of 4 B-17 PFF aircraft hit the port area
at Bremen and targets of opportunity in the Kiel-Flensburg area at 1120-1145
hours; 100+ aircraft abort the mission due to weather; they claim 20-14-13
Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17's and 13 B-24's are lost; 3 B-17's and 3 B-24's are
damaged beyond repair and 12 B-17's and 10 B-24's are damaged; casualties are
21 KIA, 26 WIA and 162 MIA. The bombers are escorted by 45 P-38's (all the way
to the target) and 345 P-47's; they claim 10-3-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; 7 P-38's
and 3 P-47's are lost; 2 P-38's are damaged beyond repair; 5 P-38's and 2
P-47's are damaged; casualties are 9 MIA.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): HQ 354th Fighter Group and it's 353d,
355th and 356th Fighter Squadrons transfer from Greenham Common to Boxted,
England with P-51's. They will fly their first mission on 1 Dec.