The Mighty Eighth Air Force
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4 September 1944
MONDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In Belgium, the British complete the
liberation of Brussels and clear most of the resistance from Antwerp. In
France, weather prevents bomber activity; fighters fly armed reconnaissance
over Belgium, E France, Luxembourg, and E and C Germany, and defensive night
patrols over W and NW France; HQ 50th Fighter Group moves from Meautis to
Orly; HQ 367th Fighter Group and the 393d Fighter Squadron move from
Criqueville to Peray with P-38s; HQ 406th Fighter Group and the 512th and
513th Fighter Squadrons move from Cretteville to Le Mans with P-47s; and the
14th Liaison Squadron, XIX Tactical Air Command (attached to Third Army),
moves from St Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes to Marson with L-5s.