There were a total of one USAAF Spitfire loss, one A-20B loss, and three P-39 losses on 14 Feb 43. One of the Airacobras crashed at home base while landing with battle damage following an aerial engagement with German fighters. The other P-39s were lost to flak. See below:
2/14/1943 10 mi SW of Fondouk 0730 - 0850 309 FS/31st FG Spit Vc Capt Richard L. Bisgard (s/d and returned)
Source(s): Kucera, p. 57 and 31st FG Msn Rpt 140950Z Feb 43. Box 2270, RG 18. Likely victors are Oblt Kurt Buhligen or one of three other pilots.
2/14/1943 vic Thelepte 0750 - 0830 81st FG/91st FS P-39D Lt Charles E. Schanck (KIA while crashlanding damaged a/c)
Source(s): War Diary and History, 81st FG, p. 31. Pilot died when aircraft crash landed at home airfield. Likely victors are Oblt Kurt Buhligen or one of three other FW-190 pilots. Misidentified as Spitfire. See Tony Wood.
2/14/1943 NW of El Hamma 0840 - 0930 81st FG/91st FS P-39D Capt James H. Hillin (POW)
Source(s): Hit by flak. See 12th AF Daily Intell Rpt No. 97, 15 Feb 43, AIR 23/6609; History and War Diary, 81st FG, p. 31 and
http://raf-112-squadron.org/81stfghonor_roll.html. Bellylanded.
2/14/1943 vic Thelepte 1545 - 1600 85th BS/47th BG A-20B Lt Averette A. Hinson (KIA) + 3 KIA
Source(s): 85th BS Outline History, Part 2, p. 3. Aircraft exploded over Thelepte as it attempted to land. It had been damaged by flak while bombing enemy tanks near Sidi Bou Zid.
2/14/1943 S. of Faid 1510 -1600 81st FG/91st FS P-39D 2Lt Wesley G. Bedrick (POW)
Source(s): Hit by flak during strafing run. War Diary and History of 81st FG, p. 31, Kucera, p. 56, and
http://raf-112-squadron.org/81stfghonor_roll.html. Flew with Col Klocko and two other pilots from 91st FS. Originally assigned to 93d FS.