The Mighty Eighth - Monday, 30 August 1943

MONDAY, 30 AUGUST 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): The 482d Bombardment Group
(Pathfinder), a Pathfinder (PFF) group fitted with British Oboe and H2S and
US H2X blind-bombing equipment, becomes operational.
VIII Air Support Command Mission 38: 36 B-26's are dispatched to an
ammunition dump at Foret d'Eperlecques near Saint-Omer, France; 33 hit the
target at 1859 hours; 14 aircraft are damaged; casualties are 3 WIA.