2 October 1943

SATURDAY, 2 OCTOBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command
Mission 106: 349 B-17's are dispatched to the industrial area of Emden,
Germany; led by 2 B-17 pathfinders, 339 hit the target at 1557-1603 hours;
they claim 15-6-12 Luftwaffe aircraft; 2 B-17's are lost and 34 damaged;
casualties are 2 WIA and 21 MIA. The B-17's are escorted by 227 P-47's who
claim 5-3-1 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 P-47 is damaged. In addition to the
above, 21 B-24's are dispatched to Woensdrecht Airfield, The Netherlands;
the target is obscured by clouds and the mission is aborted.
VIII Air Support Command Mission 75: 72 B-26's are dispatched to the St
Omer/Longuenesse Airfield in France; because of cloud cover, only 6 hit the
target at 1715 hours; the remainder refrain from bombing because the target
is in occupied territory; 12 B-26's are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA and
4 WIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 107: 2 B-17's join the Royal Air Force (RAF)
in a night mission to Munich; no losses or casualties.