The Mighty Eighth - Monday, 10 July 1944

MONDAY, 10 JULY 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 465: 6 of 6 B-17s drop
leaflets in France and the Netherlands during the night.
12 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions during the night.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In France, fighters bomb and strafe
gun positions, bridges, a rail overpass, infantry concentrations, and highway
junctions, and cover the battle area; HQ 71st Fighter Wing arrives at
Ecrammeville from England; and HQ 100th Fighter Wing moves from Criqueville
to St-Pierre-Eglise.