Air Operations, East Indies
17 380th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s based in Australia attack 2 Japanese light cruisers, port facilities, a factory, and the town area at Makassar, Celebes.
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]Air Operations, Europe
The Luftwaffe makes the first of 4 night raids on Hull during 1943. 2 of the raids will be totally unsuccessful.
RAF BOMBER COMMANDEvening Ops:
- 52 Lancasters that had bombed Friedrichshafen 3 nights previous fly from North Africa, bomb La Spezia and then return to England without a loss.
- Bomber Command claims damage to an armaments store and an oil depot in La Spezia.
- 3 Mosquitos each to Colgone and Duisburg and 30 aircraft lay mines off Brittany and the Biscay ports with no losses.
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ENGLAND:
- While being prepared for the day's missiong, a 381st Heavy Bomb Group B-17 blows up, killing 22 USAAF personnel and 1 British civilian and damaging another B-17.
- After 180 VIII Bomber Command B-17s are sent on two separate missions against targets in France, all are recalled due to bad weather.
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1 V Bomber Command B-24 on an armed-reconnaissance mission attacks the Malahang airfield at Lae.
[ | ]Air Operations, Solomons
42nd Medium Bomb Group B-25s and AirSols fighters and SBDs attack Buka.
[ | ] US Reinforcements Land on Attu |
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Australia, Politics
In the House of Representatives a censure motion on the government is beaten by one vote. Prime Minister Curtin announces that he will advise the Governor General to dissolve Parliament.
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New Guinea
In the area between Mubo and Lababia the Japanese slowly ease their pressure on the Australian 17th Bde.
[ | ]Pacific
The US cargo ships Aludra (AK-72) and Deimos (AK-78) are sunk by submarine torpedoes in the Solomon Islands area.
[ | ]Trobriand Islands
During the night Americans (158th RCT, a separate regiment, reinforced) land on Kiriwina Island, the largest island in the group.
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