The Mighty Eighth - Tuesday, 21 September 1943

TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Air Support Command
Mission 65: 44 of 73 B-26's hit the Beauvais/Tille Airfield in France at
0937-0938 hours; bad weather causes 20+ to abort; they claim 1-0-0
Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-26 is lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 12
damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 4 WIA and 7 MIA.