26 January 1945

FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 31 of 32 P-51s based in Belgium,
fly an uneventful fighter sweeps over the Heilbronn, Aschaffenburg, Giessen,
and Trier, Germany areas.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 27 B-26s bomb the
Euskirchen rail bridge to interdict rail traffic SW from Euskirchen, much of
which comes from Cologne and Bonn. The 3 Tactical Air Commands fly armed
reconnaissance, alert flights, and patrols; the XIX Tactical Air Command
supports US Third Army elements from S of Saint-Vith, Belgium to W of
Saarlautern, Germany.