29 June 1942

MONDAY, 29 JUNE 1942

(8th Air Force): Captain Charles C
Kegelman [Commanding Officer, 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light)], flying on a
mission with 12 RAF Bostons against Hazebrouck marshalling yard, France,
becomes the first member of the 8th Air Force drop bombs on enemy-occupied
Europe. The first pilot fatality of the 8th Air Force in the ETO is suffered
when First Lieutenant Alfred W Giacomini of the 31st Fighter Group crashes a
Spitfire while landing at Atcham, England.