Air Operations, CBI
CHINA- 5 11th Medium Bomb Squadron B-25s, escorted by 10 P-40s, attack the airfield at Pailochi.
- 18 23rd Fighter Group P-40s attack troop barges at Itu and Japanese Army troop columns near Changyang.
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]Air Operations, Europe
The day brings some of the most violent air fighting yet seen in Russia. The Luftwaffe makes ferocious attacks on Kursk. The Russians claim 162 'kills' for a loss of 30. Major air battles also continue over the Kuban.
RAF BOMBER COMMANDEvening Ops:
- 21 Wellingtons and 14 Stirlings lay mines off the Biscay ports without a loss.
| ]Air Operations, New Guinea
V Bomber Command B-17s and B-24s attack the airfields at Boram, But, Dagua, and Wewak, and conduct attacks on coastal shipping.
[ | ]Battle of the Atlantic
The German submarine U-521 is sunk off the coast of Virginia by the US submarine chaser PC-565.
US Submarine Chaser PC-565 |
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| ]Diplomatic Relations
Pope Pius appeals to the combatants to apply the 'laws of humanity' in air warfare. The British particularly are stung by the inference that its large-scale attacks against German population centers are immoral.
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Eastern Front
CENTRAL SECTORThe Red Air Force bombs Kiev and Roslavl, while the Luftwaffe bombs the city of Kursk.
[ | ]Mediterranean
A convoy of 129 ships with 19 escorts passes through the Straits of Gibraltar en route for Oran, Algiers, Malta and Tripoli.
[ | ] Aliceville POW Camp |
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