13 Feburary 1944

SUNDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 221: V-weapon sites in the
Pas de Calais area of France are hit; 266 of 277 B-17s hit 12 sites and 138
of 192 B-24s hit 5 sites; 12 B-24s hit targets of opportunity; they claim
0-1-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 B-17s are lost, 2 B-17s and 2 B-24s are damaged
beyond repair, and 74 B-17s and 57 B-24s are damaged; casualties are 7 KIA,
23 WIA and 24 MIA. Escort is provided by 189 P-47s and 43 P-51s; they claim
6-1-4 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 0-0-4 on the ground; 1 P-51 is lost
and 4 P-47s damaged; no casualties.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 182 B-26s attack V-weapon sites in
the coastal area of France; 16 others bomb secondary targets in the area.