2 August 1943

MONDAY, 2 AUGUST 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (AAF Antisubmarine Command): A B-24 of the 4th
Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy), 479th Antisubmarine Group, sinks U-706 in
the E Atlantic (46-15N 10-25W).

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Air Support Command
Missions 12A and 12B: Two airfields in France are targetted.
1. 34 B-26's are dispatched to Merville Airfield; 31 hit the target at
0810 hours; 1 aircraft is damaged beyond repair and 15 are damaged.
2. 21 B-26's are dispatched to the St. Omer/Ft. Rouge Airfield; 18 hit
the target at 0900 hours; 13 aircraft are damaged.
Total casualties for both missions are 6 WIA.
VIII Air Support Command Missions 13A and 13B: An attack Woensdrecht
Airfield, The Netherlands is cancelled; Mission 13B is a diversion.