[FrankieS]

THURSDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 1943

AIRCRAFT MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT:
A-20, Douglas Havoc
B-17, Boeing Flying Fortress
B-24, Consolidated Liberator
B-25, North American Mitchell
F4U, Vought Corsair
P-38, Lockheed Lightning
P-40, Curtiss
Spitfire, Vickers Supermarine

AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eleventh Air Force)
In the Aleutians, 4 P-40s sweep Kiska Island.Six B-24s and 5 B-25s bomb
the Main Camp and North Head areas of Kiska.

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Tenth Air Force)
In Burma, fighters from Dinjan dive-bomb a bridge 10 miles (16 km) west
of Myitkyina.A single span is knocked out and another damaged.B-24s
again fail to damage the Myitnge Bridge.
In India, more than 40 Japanese aircraft attack Dinjan Airfield; 32
intercepting P-40s claim 14 destroyed and 15 probably destroyed.
The 436th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
with B-24s transfers from Gaya, India to Bishnupur, India.

MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force)
In Italy, B-24s bomb Naples harbor and Crotone during the night of
24/25 Feb.
In Tunisia, B-25s attack motor transport on the Arram road.
The 512th, 513th and 514th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 376th
BombardmentGroup (Heavy) with B-24s transfer from Gambut, Libya to Soluch,
Libya.

WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (North African Air Force)
In Tunisia, B-17s bomb El Aouina Airfield.Fighters and A-20s hit
troops and military traffic in the Thala-Kasserine-Sbeitla areas and along
the Gafsa-Feriana road.Other fighters carry out widespread reconnaissance
and patrol missions.British First Army and US troops of the II Corps
occupy Kasserine Pass.
HQ 31st Fighter Group and its 307th Fighter Squadron with Spitfire Mk
Vs transfer from Youks-les-Bains, Algeria to Kalaa Djerda, Tunisia.The
308th Fighter Squadron also with Spitfire Mk Vs transfers from Canrobert,
Algeria to Kalaa Djerda.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force)
In the Solomons, P-38s, P-40s and F4Us sweep the Kahili, Bougainville
Island area.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force)
In the Bismarck Archipelago, heavy bombers continue to attack shipping,
airfields, and the town area at Rabaul, New Britain Island.The airfield
on Gasmata Island is also bombed.
In New Guinea, A-20s again bomb and strafe forces at the Guadagasal Saddle
and vicinity.