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FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 1943
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): A note from Air Chief
Marshall
Sir Charles F Portal, RAF, to the CCS states that OPERATION
POINTBLANK, the
Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) of the USAAF and RAF against the
Luftwaffe
and the German aircraft industry, is 3 months behind in relationship
to the
tentative date for OPERATION OVERLORD, the overall plan for the
invasion of
W Europe, which had been set for 1 May 44. This brings more pressure
on the
Eighth Air Force to destroy industrial plants of importance to
aircraft
production.
The 365th and 366th Fighter Squadrons, 358th Fighter Group, transfer
from
Goxhill, England to Leiston, England with P-47D's. They will fly
their
first mission on 20 Dec.
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