31 August 1943

TUESDAY, 31 AUGUST 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 88:
Two aviation locations in France are targetted:
1. 170 B-17's are dispatched to Amiens/Glisy Airfield; 105 hit the target
at 1807-1824 hours; they claim 5-1-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17's are lost,
1 is damaged beyond repair and 35 damaged; casualties are 5 KIA, 8 WIA and
33 MIA.
2. 149 B-17's are dispatched to the aircraft plant at Meulan; the plant
is cloud covered and 1 B-17 hits a railway NE of Rouen; 19 B-17s are
damaged; casualties are 1 WIA.
These missions are escorted by 160 P-47's which claim 2-1-1 Luftwaffe
aircraft; 2 P-47's are lost and both pilots are listed as MIA.
VIII Air Support Command Missions 41 and 42: 216 B-26's are dispatched to
Rouen and Mazingarbe power stations; Poix/Nord and Lille/Nord Airfields;
and the Hesdin fuel dump; 104 hit the targets; 1 B-26 is lost and 13
damaged; casualties are 5 WIA and 6 MIA.