17 November 1942

Tuesday 17 November 1942

Eighth Air Force): Mission 20: 2
locations are targetted:
1. 23 of 49 B-17s and 12 of 14 B-24s hit the U-boats pens at St Nazaire,
France; they claim 6-8-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17s and 7 B-24s are damaged;
1 airman is KIA and 3 WIA.
2. 6 B-24s are dispatched to hit Maupertus Airfield at Cherbourg but abort
due to cloud cover.
3. 10 B-17s fly a diversion to covert the missions above.