Air Operations, BismarcksV Bomber Command B-17s and B-24s attack airfields in the Rabaul area and Gasmata. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, CBIBURMA
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Evening Ops:
FRANCE: 140 VIII Fighter Command short-range P-47s are sent on sweeps over France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Luftwaffe engage the 56th Fighter Group formation over northern France which results in the downing of 3 FW-190s. US 8th AIR FORCEGERMANY:
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, Mediterranean350th Fighter Group P-39 dive-bombers down 2 FW-190s over Pantelleria during the afternoon. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, New GuineaV Bomber Command B-25s attack barges along coastal areas and B-24s mount individual attacks against the Malahang airfield at Lae and a freighter in Humboldt Bay. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, Sicily24 376th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack Gerbini Airdrome, and 22 98th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s join RAF bombers for an attack against the Catania Airdrome. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Air Operations, SolomonsXIII Bomber Command B-17s and B-24s attack the Kahili airfield on Bougainville. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Battle of the AtlanticThe US Coast Guard cutter Escanaba (PG-77) is sunk off Ivigtut, Greenland by a German submarine torpedo. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Germany, StrategyThe start date for CITADEL passes. Hitler is still waiting for his Panther tanks. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() MediterraneanThe garrison on the small island of Linosa surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New GuineaThe Americans and Australians, preparing for the new offensive, reorganize by forming new 'Forces' consisting of a pair of infantry battalions supported by groups of gunners. These formations will be more suitable to the kind of warfare conducted on the island. [![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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