24 August 1942

MONDAY 24 AUGUST 1942

ETO (8th AF): Mission 5: 12 of 12 B-17s bomb the shipyard of Ateliers et
Chantiers Maritime de la Seine at Le Trait, France; 3 B-17s are damaged and 5
airmen are WIA.
Major General Carl Spaatz reports the the RAF attitude towards US daylight
precision bombing seems to be changing from one of skepticism to one of
tentative approval.
Unit moves in England: HQ 6th Fighter Wing from Bushey Hall to Atcham; HQ
1st Fighter Group and 71st Fighter Squadron from Goxhill to Ibsley with P-38s
(first mission is 1 Sep); 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, from
Biggin Hill to Merston.
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