The Mighty Eighth -Friday, 20 October 1944

FRIDAY, 20 OCTOBER 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In the Netherlands, the 9th
Bombardment Division hits the Geertruidenberg/Parenboom and Moerdijke rail
bridges; attacks on other targets are aborted because of bad weather.
Fighters fly armed reconnaissance over E France and widespread areas of W
Germany, attack railroads and various military targets, and support US Third
and Seventh Armies' elements in E France.