17 March 1943

WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 1943 (ST. PATRICK'S DAY)

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission No. 44: 78 B-17's of the 1st Bombardment Wing
are dispatched against the Rouen-Sotteville marshalling yard. Due to bad
weather, the aircraft are recalled before they leave England. 28 B-24's of
the 2d Bombardment Wing are dispatched on a diversionary mission over the
North Sea but are also recalled.
The 506th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
with B-24's arrives at Shipdham, England from the U.S.