9 October 1942

Friday, 9 October 1942

Eighth Air Force: Mission 14: 108 bombers are dispatched to bomb the steel
and engineering works of the Compagnie de Fives at Lille, France and the
locomotive and freight car works of Ateliers d'Hellemmes at Lille; 59 B-17s
and 10 B-24s hit the primary targets; 2 B-17s hit the secondary target,
Courtrai Airfield; other targets hit are Longuenesse Airfield (6) and Roubaix
(2); the bombers claim 25-38-44 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 bombers are lost, 2
damaged beyond repair and 46 damaged; 10 airmen are WIA and 29 MIA.