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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION DECEMBER 1943 31 DAILY EDITIONS

December 1943

Daily Normandy — every edition of December 1943, day by day.
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1 December Second Lieutenant Allchin Harry Jr (Service #: O-681289) died on 1943-12-01 37 events 2 December Handley Page Halifax III (HX235 HD-D) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-12-02 35 events 3 December The 106 Sqdn left from Metheringham at 1943-12-03 at 16:40. Loc or duty Berlin 100 events 4 December Handley Page Halifax II (JD361 AL-Y) on a mission to Leipzig on 1943-12-04 78 events 5 December Short Stirling III (LK387 IC-P) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1943-12-05 18 events 6 December 847 Engineer (Aviation) Battalion Headquarters Service Company stayed at Debach, Suffolk, East on 06 december 1943 17 events 7 December 859 Engineer (Aviation) Battalion Headquarters stayed at Eye, Suffolk, East on 07 december 1943 16 events 8 December 859 Engineer (Aviation) Battalion Headquarters Service Company stayed at Eye, Suffolk, East on 08 december 1943 20 events 9 December 95 Engineer General Service Regiment Battalion stayed at Swansea, Glamorgan on 09 december 1943 12 events 10 December 95 Engineer General Service Regiment Battalion stayed at Swansea, Glamorgan on 10 december 1943 20 events 11 December 95 Engineer General Service Regiment Battalion Headquarters stayed at Swansea, Glamorgan on 11 december 1943 36 events 12 December 95 Engineer General Service Regiment Battalion Headquarters stayed at Swansea, Glamorgan on 12 december 1943 27 events 13 December Mosquito IV (DZ354 GB-) on a mission to Essen on 1943-12-13 28 events 14 December 10 Replacement Control Depot Casual Detachment stayed at Lichfield, Staffordshire on 14 december 1943 16 events 15 December 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 14 events 16 December Lancaster Mk.I DV300 SR-W lost at Tacozijl (Lange sloot - Banco polder) on 16-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3220) 41 events 17 December The 106 Sqdn left from Metheringham at 1943-12-17 at 16:45. Loc or duty Berlin 132 events 18 December 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 15 events 19 December The 433 Sqdn left from Skipton on Swale at 1943-12-19 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ground 21 events 20 December Typhoon lost at Dreumel (1 km N van - op oever v/d Waal) on 20-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3240) 40 events 21 December Handley Page Halifax III (HX236 HD-J) on a mission to Frankfurt on 1943-12-21 112 events 22 December B-24 D 42-63969 YM- lost at IJsselmeer (15 km North East Amsterdam) on 22-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3255) 54 events 23 December The 1664 HCU Unit left from Dishforth at 1943-12-23 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? 12 events 24 December Avro Lancaster III (ED713 UL-W2) on a mission to Berlin on 1943-12-24 46 events 25 December 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 17 events 26 December 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 11 events 27 December 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas 14 events 28 December Flight of Spitfire Vb BM468 and Flight Sergeant G L M G Dancot on 1943-12-28 16 events 29 December Halifax Mk.II JD314 OLA - Z-AX lost at Ruinerwold on 29-12-1943 (SGLO ref: T3272) 13 events 30 December Handley Page Halifax II (JD318 AL-F) on a mission to Berlin on 1943-12-30 61 events 31 December 8th AAF Bomber Command on 31 Dec. when they attacked the vital CAM ball- bearing plant 23 events
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