The Mighty Eighth Air Force 27 October 1944 FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER 1944 EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 690: 2 B-17s and 7 B-24s drop leaflets on 38 locations in the Netherlands, France and Germany during the night. TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): Brigadier General William L Richardson reassumes command of the IX Air Defense Command. Adverse weather prevents all operations except patrols by XIX Tactical Air Command and supply dropping missions (to VI Corps near Saint-Die, France) by the XII Tactical Air Command. In Belgium, the 22d Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, moves from Juvincourt, France to Le Culot with P-47s; the 412th Fighter Squadron, 373d Fighter Group, moves from Reims, France to Le Culot. In France, the 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, moves from Clastres to Juvincourt with P-38s.   1942 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1943 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1944 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1945 JAN  FEB MAR APR MAY JUN  JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Copyright 2011  GK Walker