US air operations ETO 11-11-1943
 

I was shown a photograph of contrails over the Dutch village of Noordwijk. It is believed to be on 11-11-1943. Is there anything known about US air operations on that day? Things like routes, number and type of bombers, targets.

All help will be appreciated,

Dennis

Re: US air operations ETO 11-11-1943
 

Hi Dennis ,

Here some info on 11/11/1943

THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 1943


EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

ANTISUBMARINE OPERATIONS (First Air Force): The 479th Antisubmarine Group
and it's 4th, 6th, 19th and 22d Antisubmarine Squadrons (Heavy) are disbanded
at Podington, England.

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 127:
Two areas in Germany are targetted.
1. 57 of 167 B-17's hit the marshalling yard at Munster at 1408 hours; 1
B-17 hits Cleve; the rest abort the mission because of bad weather that
hinders assembly; they claim 10-0-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 4 B-17's are lost and
27 damaged; casualties are 4 WIA and 40 MIA.
2. 180 B-17's, including 5 PFF aircraft, dispatched to Wesel, abort the
mission over the English Channel due to assembly difficulties and the presence
of heavy frontal cloud; 1 B-17 is damaged; no casualties.
The two missions above are escorted to 59 P-38's and 342 P-47's; the P-47's
claim 8-1-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 2 P-47's are lost and 1 is damaged; casualties
are 2 MIA.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 128: 1 PFF B-17 is dispatched to Emmerich,
Germany but hits Rees at 2057 hours in an Oboe test.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 129: 1 PFF B-17 hits Emmerich at 2115 in an Oboe
test.
The 406th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 1st Bombardment Division, transfers
to Alconbury, England with B-24's. The squadron will begin flying CARPETBAGGER
missions on 5 Jan 44.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 157 B-26's bomb military
installations and targets of opportunity in the Cherbourg, France area,
mainly at Martinvast.

Greetings
Alain
Belgium

Re: US air operations ETO 11-11-1943
 

Hello Alain,

Thank you for this answer. Just what I needed. It must be the formation to Munster that was photographed.

Dennis

Re: US air operations ETO 11-11-1943
 

Dennis ,

Glad that i was able to help.

Alain

Re: US air operations ETO 11-11-1943
 

Dennis,
4 B-17's were lost. They all came down in Southern Holland:
Fijnaart, Dussen, Numansdorp, North Sea. MACR's 1068, 1161, 1067 and 1066 resp.
paul

Re: US air operations ETO 11-11-1943