Ninth Air Force. Bad weather causes 72 medium bombers sent
to bomb Evreux, Fauville airfields to abort mission.
Twelfth Air Force. Colonel Arthur Thomas takes command of
XII Air Force Services Command XII Bomber Command B-17 Flying
Fortress heavy bombers hit railroad viaduct at Terni and rail
and road bridges in Albania. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
hit Orvieto railroad bridge. B-26 Marauder medium bombers
and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb bridges at Montalto
di Castro and North West of Acquapendente and railroad at
Orbetello. P-38 Lightning fighters bomb radar station at Pellegrino
and marshalling yard at Skoplje. The British Royal Air Force
(RAF) and United States Northwest African Tactical Air Force
(NATAF) light bombers and medium bombers concentrate on Cassino,
hitting town, bivouac area nearby, and railroad to the South.
Vessels along Dalmatian coast are also attacked. XII A Support
Command fighters and fighter-bombers patrol Naples area and
attack numerous roads, railroads, bridges, junctions, trucks,
gun emplacements, and other targets in battle area.
Fourteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Nawlang; barracks area is
blasted by at least 3 direct hits. 6 P-40 fighters pound barracks
area at Kunlong.
Fifth Air Force. More than 50 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb positions at Sattelberg.
19 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers follow with low-level strike.
Other B-25 Mitchell medium bombers carry out sweep along Bogadjim
road. P-40 fighters bomb Gasmata area and attack 2 light cruisers
off New Ireland, damaging 1 of them.
Thirteenth Air Force. 12 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, with escort of 36 fighters,
attack Kara airfield. Runway and several buildings suffer
direct hits.
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