23 September 1943

THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command
Mission 100: 3 locations in France are targeted.
1. 46 of 117 B-17's hit the Nantes port area at 0813-0818 hours; they
claim 22-1-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 2 B-17's are damaged beyond repair and 41
are damaged; casualties are 13 KIA and 11 WIA.
2. 55 of 67 B-17's hit Vannes/Meucon Airfield at 0825-0826 hours; 7
B-17's are damaged.
3. 53 of 63 B-17's hit Kerlin/Bastard Airfield at 0814-0818 hours; they
claim 2-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-17 is lost and 10 damaged; casualties
are 10 MIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 101: 80 of 91 B-17's hit the port area at
Nantes (61 aircraft) at 1810-1815 and Rennes/St Jacques Airfield (19
aircraft) at 1834 hours; 2 B-17's are lost, 12 damaged beyond repair and 6
damaged; casualties are 12 WIA and 20 MIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 102: 4 of 5 B-17's of the 422d Bombardment
Squadron (Heavy), 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), hit Mannheim at 2211-
2222 hours with the RAF in a night attack; 1 B-17 is
damaged.