30 March 1944

THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 285: In The Netherlands,
24 P-47 fighter-bombers escorted by 50 other P-47s dive-bomb Eindhoven and
Sosterburg, Airfields without loss; 22 other P-47s strafe Venlo, Deelen and
Twente/Enschede Airfields; they claim 1-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and
1-0-2 on the ground; 1 P-47 is lost and 3 damaged; 1 pilot is MIA.
Mission 286: 6 of 6 B-17s drop 300 bundles of leaflets on Rouen, Rennes,
Reims, Paris and Amiens, France at 2125-2155 hours without loss.
HQ 93d Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) moves from Elveden Hall to
Mendlesham, England; groups will be assigned in May 44.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): IX Engineer Command is formally
activated by the War Department with Brigadier General James B Newman as
Commanding General.