Italy declares war against Germany.
Twelfth Air Force. XII Bomber Command B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers and B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb town of Alife,
road junction at Sessa Aurunca, and airfield at Tirana. XII
A Support Command, supplemented by Desert Air Force (DAF)
fighters, supports United States Fifth Army, which begins
assault crossing of Volturno River on 40 mile front during
12-13 October
1943. Fighters and fighter-bombers hit troop and tank concentrations,
trains, trucks, and command lines in forward areas, especially
around Ortona, Giulianova, and Campobasso. Northwest African
Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) light bombers join in the attacks,
hitting road junctions in Vairano, Carinola, Dragoni, Vasto,
Terracina, and Minturno areas.
Tenth Air Force. Japanese fighters appear in strength over
Sumprabum to attack over the Hump flights. The enemy evades
United States patrols and shoots down 3 transports. Fighter-bomber
offensive against airfields in Burma from which fighters might
operate against Hump transports opens with attack by P-40
fighters on Myitkyina.
Fourteenth Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers on sea sweep off Southeast China
hit shipping in Amoy harbour, claiming 1 freighter sunk and
another damaged.
Fifth Air Force. More than 100 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers are sent against Rabaul. Bad weather forces the bombers
to turn back, but 40 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers hit targets
on New Britain including Hoskins, Lindenhafen, Gasmata, and
Cape Gloucester.
Eleventh Air Force. 11 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters unsuccessfully intercept 8 medium bombers attacking
Massacre Bay and the nearby airfield.
Fritz
Hintze
Takes command of the Battleship
Scharnhorst
on 13 October 1943 to
26
December 1943
R222
R-boat
Launched 13 October 1943
Go To: 14th
October
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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