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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION AUGUST 1943 31 DAILY EDITIONS

August 1943

Daily Normandy — every edition of August 1943, day by day.
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1 August The 106 Sqdn left from Syerston at 1943-08-01 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 19 events 2 August The 10 Sqdn left from Melbourne at 1943-08-02 at 22:06. Loc or duty Training 22 events 3 August Handley Page Halifax II (DT798 VR-T) on a mission to Hamburg on 1943-08-03 91 events 4 August 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 11 events 5 August The 617 Sqdn left from Scampton at 1943-08-05 at 15:15. Loc or duty Training 14 events 6 August The 102 Sqdn left from Pocklington at 1943-08-06 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 20 events 7 August Short Stirling III (BK690 QS-G) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-07 18 events 8 August Avro Lancaster III (DV196 ZN-K) on a mission to Milano on 1943-08-08 16 events 9 August The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1943-08-09 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? 18 events 10 August Handley Page Halifax II (JD257 VR-F) on a mission to Mannheim on 1943-08-10 38 events 11 August Handley Page Halifax II (HR721 NP-J) on a mission to Nurnberg on 1943-08-11 63 events 12 August Vickers Wellington X (LN442 HD-) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-12 17 events 13 August Vickers Wellington X (HE348 QO-P) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-13 38 events 14 August Flight of Hurricane IV KZ578 and Flying Officer J T Davidson on 1943-08-14 13 events 15 August Staff sergeant Fiffe Romaine M (Service #: 37228204) died on 1943-08-15 33 events 16 August Vickers Wellington X (HE768 BH-N) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-16 47 events 17 August On Tues. 17 Aug 1943 British bombers launched to attack German rocket centre 43 events 18 August Handley Page Halifax II (JD158 VR-D) on a mission to Peenemunde on 1943-08-18 113 events 19 August Bf 109 lost at Walsoorden (near veer Perkpolder) on 19-08-1943 (SGLO ref: T2828) 41 events 20 August Mosquito IV (DZ348 XD-) on a mission to Berlin on 1943-08-20 20 events 21 August The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1943-08-21 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? 19 events 22 August Second Lieutenant Caldwell Wilma T Jr (Service #: O-521569) died on 1943-08-22 22 events 23 August Handley Page Halifax II (JD378 DY-C) on a mission to Leverkusen on 1943-08-23 35 events 24 August Handley Page Halifax II (HR918 LQ-G) on a mission to Berlin on 1943-08-24 142 events 25 August Vickers Wellington X (HE349 AS-) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-25 16 events 26 August Vickers Wellington III (HF628 ) on a mission to Germany on 1943-08-26 12 events 27 August Staff sergeant Kosmicky Joseph F Jr (Service #: 33201268) died on 1943-08-27 34 events 28 August Vickers Wellington X (HE901 AS-) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-08-28 87 events 29 August The 102 Sqdn left from Pocklington at 1943-08-29 at 15:53. Loc or duty Air Test 9 events 30 August Mosquito IV (DZ374 XD-) on a mission to Duisburg on 1943-08-30 15 events 31 August Handley Page Halifax II (JD381 VR-R) on a mission to Monchengladbach on 1943-08-31 101 events
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