13 March 1945

TUESDAY, 13 MARCH 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS (IX Troop Carrier Command): HQ 61st Troop Carrier Group
and the 14th and 15th Troop Carrier Squadrons move from Barkston, England to
Abbeville, France with C-47s.

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 16 P-51s based at Chievres,
Belgium fly an uneventful aircraft sweep in the Remagen-Koblenz, Germany
area; 17 F-5s fly photo reconnaissance missions over Germany.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 450+ A-26s, A-20s, and
B-26s, bomb 3 marshalling yards, 2 airfields, rail sidings, and several
targets of opportunity in the continuing interdiction campaign; fighters fly
escort, patrols, and armed reconnaissance, attack assigned targets, cover the
US First Army area in general along the Rhine River from Dusseldorf to
Linz/Rhine, support the US 9th Infantry Division around Hargarten, cover the
Remagen bridgehead, and support the XX Corps as it opens an offensive SE from
the Saarburg bridgehead.