18 October 1943MONDAY, 18 OCTOBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): The 369th Fighter
Squadron, 359th
Fighter Group, arrives at East Wretham, England from the US with
P-47's. The
squadron will fly it's first mission on 13 Dec 43.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 228 B-26's dispatched to
bomb 4
airfields in France are recalled before attacking because of
unfavorable
weather. Major General Elwood R "Pete" Quesada becomes
Commanding General
of the IX Fighter Command.
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