26 November 1943

FRIDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 138:
Bremen, Germany and Paris, France are targetted.
1. 350 of 390 B-17's, 77 of 101 B-24's and 13 of 14 B-17 PFF aircraft
attack the port area of Bremen at 1145-1228 hours; they claim 16-3-10
Luftwaffe aircraft; 22 B-17's and 3 B-24's are lost; 3 B-17's and 1 B-24 are
damaged beyond repair and 139 B-17's, 19 B-24's and 7 PFF B-17's are
damaged; casualties are 10 KIA, 35 WIA and 215 MIA.
2. 128 B-17's are dispatched to Paris but they abort mission 139 on arrival
over the target because of complete cloud cover which totally obscures the
objective; they claim 8-2-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 B-17's are lost and 18
damaged; casualties are 3 WIA and 40 MIA.
These missions are escorted by 28 P-38's and 353 P-47's; they claim
36-3-9 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 P-47's are lost, 3 damaged beyond repair and 7
damaged; casualties are 4 MIA.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In France, almost 140 B-26's attack
Cambrai/Epinoy and Roye/Amy airfields and military construction in the town
of Audinghen.