This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History: July 3rd

glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) — 03 Jul 2025 20:53:34 -0000

July 3, 1943
303rd BG: Weather was excellent and some local transition flights were held. Lectures on aircraft recognition were conducted by Capt. Gabbert and Lt McQuaid.

July 3, 1943
8th AF: Lieutenant General Jacob L Devers, Commanding General European Theater of Operations, US Army (ETOUSA), in a report to General Henry H "Hap" Arnold, praises the proficiency of the VIII Bomber Command bombardiers but stresses a dire need for high-altitude gunnery training.

July 3, 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 8th AF: 55 B-17s in Italy on the USSR shuttle mission join Fifteenth AF bombers in bombing marshalling yards at Arad, Rumania; 38 P-51s of the VIII Fighter Command, also on the shuttle run, fly escort on the mission.