13 March 1943

SATURDAY, 13 MARCH 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission No. 43: 80 B-17's of the 1st Bombardment Wing
are dispatched against the marshalling yard at Amiens, France; 44 bomb the
marshalling yard while 31 hit targets of opportunity. A total of 223.5
tons of bombs are dropped between 1515-1517 hours local. We claim 2 enemy
fighters destroyed and 2 damaged; 11 B-17's are damaged and 6 men WIA.
Sixteen B-24's of the 2d Bombardment Wing fly a diversion without loss.