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303rd Bomb Group (H) History

August 22nd    

August 22, 1942
303rd BG: The 303rd BG continued preparation for the move to the 8th AF overseas. Meanwhile, the government of Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy after the recent sinking of several Brazilian ships by Axis forces.

August 22, 1943
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: VIII Air Support Command Missions 30A and 30B: Two Luftwaffe airfields in France are the targets: 1. 36 B-26's are dispatched to the Beaumont-le-Roger Airfield; 35 hit the target at 2110 hours; they claim 3-0-0 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-26 is lost and 8 are damaged; casualties are 1 WIA and 6 MIA. 2. 36 B-26's are dispatched to the Poix/Nord Airfield; they all return early when they are unable to contact the escort fighters, RAF Spitfires.

8th AF history extracted from Jack McKillop's USAAF Combat Chronology

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