In night raid on Cologne The British Royal Air Force (RAF)
161 aircraft 116 Lancasters, 35 Halifaxes, 8 Stirlings, 2
Mosquitos dropped one hundred 4,000 lb. bombs in less than
twenty minutes.
In Libya. The British armed forces occupied Zelten.
Russian Front. Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end with all
remaining Wehrmacht forces in Stalingrad capitulated eight
more generals captured from the 6. Armee.
Australasia. Allied aircraft bombed Japanese supply dump:
at Kaukenau, Dutch New Guinea.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers and B-26 Marauder medium bombers,
in coordinated attacks, bomb El Maou airfield at Sfax. A-20
Havoc light bombers, with P-40 fighters and P-39 fighters
escorting, bomb munitions dump in battle area. Other fighters
fly cover missions for ground forces along battle line and
carry out reconnaissance operations.
Tenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters strafe aircraft, antiaircraft positions, and targets
at Kentung.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb airfields at Rabaul. B-24
Liberator heavy bombers attack shipping between Lolobau Islands
and New Britain and North of Open Bay, bomb Gasmata runway,
and hit Timika. A-20 Havoc light bombers continue to bomb
and strafe positions on high points between Mubo and Komiatum.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, along with escorting P-40
fighters and P-38 Lightning fighters, attack shipping off
Shortland Island. Of 20 Japanese aircraft which intercept,
9 are claimed destroyed. Other B-26 Marauder medium bombers,
P-38 Lightning fighters, and P-39 fighters attack Munda airfield.
Go To: 3rd
February
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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