Bombings search

[Bart V.]

Dear friends
Is there a database, website or archive where you can find when the Allied air forces did a bombing? For example: 25 Februari 1943.. Is there a possibility to know of there were bombing raids on this day?

Thanks in advance

[Nick Beale]

There's a book about the RAF Bomber Command effort: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bomber-Comm.../dp/1857800338

And also about the 8th USAAF's campaign: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Bo...%26sortby%3D17

[RSwank]

There are several versions of the Army Air Forces Chronology on-line:

http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media...100525-035.pdf

http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...ml/Feb.43.html

The last link is part of this site: http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...tml/index.html

[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.

[FrankieS]

24/25 February 1943

Wilhelmshaven

115 aircraft of Nos 6 and No 8 Groups - 71 Wellingtons, 27 Halifaxes, 9 Stirlings, 8
Lancasters - carry out the final raid on the much-bombed town of Wilhelmshaven until October
1944. Bomber Command documents make no comment on the outcome of this raid.
Wilhelmshaven's report calls it a 'small raid' with 'a little damage in the town' and makes no
mention of casualties. Once again, the bomber force returned without losing any aircraft.

4 Mosquitos bombed Brauweiler and Düsseldorf without loss.

25/26 February 1943

Nuremberg raided by 337 aircraft - 169 Lancasters, 104 Halifaxes, 64 Stirlings. 9 aircraft - 6
Lancasters, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax - lost, 2.7 per cent of the force.

Weather conditions were poor and the Pathfinders were late with their marking. However,
more than 300 buildings were damaged, including a historic military chapel which was burnt
out.

6 Mosquitos to the Ruhr (13 people were killed in Cologne), 54 aircraft minelaying off Brittany
and in the Frisians, 20 OTU sorties. No losses.

Total effort for the night: 417 sorties, 9 aircraft (2.2 per cent) lost.

[Leendert]

Bart,

Try this one too for the 8th AF. It has details of participating Bomb Groups, targets and much more.

See http://8thafhs.com/

The link to "Old version of this site" is just as good.

Regards,

Leendert

[Bart V.]

Thanks already to you all. Also you Frankie for your effort, sadly it doesn't clear anything. I thought there was a bombing maybe in Belgium (not listed in your list) because plenty of soldiers died on that day and I don't have a clue why so I thought maybe there was a bombing raid.

[vathra]

Richard Davis, "Bombing of European Axis Powers" on accompanying CD has excel doc with list of all strategic bombings of Europe.
So there are bombings by 8th, 15th, 205BG, but not 12th.

Could you tell me date range you are looking for, I will put list here.