22 September 1943

WEDNESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Air Support Command
Mission 66: 2 airfields in France are targeted:
1. 72 B-26's are dispatched to Beauvais/Tille Airfield but abort due to
bad weather.
2. 70 of 72 B-26's hit Evreux/Fauville Airfield at 1612 & 1614 hours; no
losses or casualties.
240 P-47's sweep over NE France and Belgium and claim 2-0-0 Luftwaffe
aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost and 1 damaged beyond repair; casualties are 1 MIA;
and 155 P-47's sweep over N Belgium and Dutch Islands.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 99: 5 B-17's of the 422d Bombardment Squadron
(Heavy), 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), join the RAF in
a night attack on Hannover, Germany at 2143-2209 hours; there are no losses
or casualties.