11 December 1943

SATURDAY, 11 DECEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 151:
437 of 490 B-17's and 86 of 93 B-24's hit the industrial area at Emden,
Germany at 1220-1312 hours; they claim 86-22-23 Luftwaffe aircraft; 15
B-17's and 2 B-24's are lost, 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair and 120
B-17's and 18 B-24's are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 20 WIA and 185 MIA.
This mission is escorted by 31 P-38's, 313 P-47's and 44 Ninth Air Force
P-51's; they claim 21-0-7 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 P-47's and 1 P-51 are lost;
1 P-47 and 1 P-51 are damaged beyond repair and 3 P-47's are damaged;
casualties are 1 KIA and 4 MIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 152: 4 of 4 B-17's drop 800,000 leaflets on
Laval, Rennes, Le Mans and Nantes, France at 2026-2039 hours; no casualties.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): HQ 67th Tactical Reconnaissance
Group and it's 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transfer from Membury
to Middle Wallop, England with Spitfires and F-6's.