3 October 1943

SUNDAY, 3 OCTOBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Air Support Command
Missions 76, 77 and 78:
1. 36 B-26's are dispatched to the Lille/Vendeveille Airfield in France
but weather prevents their hitting the target.
2. 131 of 144 B-26's dispatched to Amsterdam/Schiphol (71 aircraft),
Woensdrecht (34 aircraft) and Haamstede (26 aircraft) Airfields in the
Netherlands hit their targets at 1120-1136 hours; 47 B-26's are damaged.
3. 72 B-26's are dispatched to Beauvais/Tille Airfield, France; 63 hit
the target at 1724-1727 hours; 1 B-26 is lost and 27 damaged.
Total casualties for all missions are 5 WIA.
The 153d Liaison Squadron, 67th Observation Group, transfers from Keevil
to Membury, England with A-20's and L-4's.
The 328th, 329th, 330th and 409th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 93d
Bombardment Group (Heavy), cease operating from Oudna, Tunisia and return
to their base at Hardwick, England with B-24's.
The 564th, 565th, 566th and 567th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 389th
Bombardment Group (Heavy), cease operating from Massicault, Tunisia and
return to their base at Hethel, England with B-24's.