Il bombardamento del 25 agosto
WEDNESDAY, 25 AUGUST 1943
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force):
B-24’s bomb the marshalling yard at Foggia, Italy. The 566th and 567th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 389th Bombardment Group (Heavy), which have been operating from Bengasi, Libya with B-24’s since Jul 43, return to their base at Hethel, England.
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Northwest African Air Force):
Around 135 B-17’s and 140 P-38’s attack satellite airfields at Foggia, Italy.
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighter-bombers hit trucks S of Sino- poli, Italy. The 414th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 97th Bombardment Group (Heavy) transfers form Pont-du-Fahs to Depienne, Tunisia with B-17’s.