This Day in . . .
303rd Bomb Group (H) History
August 29th
August 29, 1942
ETO 8th AF: Mission 8: In France, 11 of 13 B-17s attack Courtrai Airfield at 1131-1136 hours; 1 B-17 hits Steene Airfield at 1137; they claim 0-1-1 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17s are damaged.
August 29, 1943
303rd BG: No mission was scheduled. Ground school lectures on aircraft recognition and security continued.
August 29, 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: Bad weather restricts bomber operations. 104 of 202 P-38s and P-47s attack transportation targets in France, Belgium and Germany; 2 airfields, 3 marshalling yards, rail lines at several points, and a large number of rail and road vehicles are attacked; they claim 20-0-7 aircraft on the ground; 3 P-47s are lost (pilots are MIA) and 8 damaged.
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