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9th Air Force Africa in November 1942
THURSDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): US Army Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF) is dissolved and replaced by HQ Ninth AF, commanded by Lieutenant General Lewis H Brereton; major components are: IX Bomber Command (Brigadier General Patrick W Timberlake) at Ismailia, Egypt, IX Fighter Command (Colonel John C Kilborn) enroute to Egypt, and IX Air Service Command (Brigadier General Elmer E Adler). HQ 57th Fighter Group and the 65th Fighter Squadron move from Egypt to Libya with P-40s; the 85th, 86th and 87th Fighter Squadrons, 79th Fighter Group, arrives in Egypt from the US with P-40s; the 415th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), moves from Ramat David, Palestine to Fayid, Egypt with B-24s.
FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): Tobruk, Libya falls to 10 Corps of the British Eighth Army. The 64th and 66th Fighter Squadrons, 57th Fighter Group, move from Egypt to Libya with P-40s.
SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): 6 B-17s are dispatched to attack the harbor at Bengasi, Libya, but only 1 locates the target and drops its bombs.
SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): In Libya, B-24s from 2 groups are sent to bomb Tripoli, but unfavorable weather prevents them from reaching the target; 1 group bombs a motor convoy, as well as an airfield and crowded roads in the Bengasi area; P-40s fly sweeps and fighter-bomber missions against the retreating enemy W of Martuba; Martuba Airfields are captured by British 10 Corps and are soon occupied by the 57th Fighter Group.
MONDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): P-40s patrol over the Germiston, Libya area. the 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), moves from Ramat David, Palestine to Fayid, Egypt with B-24s.
TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): In Libya, P-40s patrol over Tobruk and the Derna road.
WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): B-17s bomb the marshalling yard and docks at Bengasi, Libya. HQ 79th Fighter Group arrives at Kasfareet, Egypt from the US.
FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): P-40s patrol over the battle area near Bengasi, Libya, as that city falls to the British 10 Corps.
SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): In Libya, B-24s flying out of Gambut bomb Tripoli harbor, scoring a direct hit on a warehouse; RAF bombers follow the US raids with staggered attacks during the night of 21/22 Nov; P-40s patrol the battle area S of Bengasi.
SUNDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): P-40s patrol over the Derna, Libya area.
MONDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): HQ 316th Troop Carrier Group and the 36th and 37th Troop Carrier Squadrons arrive at El Adem, Egypt from the US with C-47s.
TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): In Libya, P-40s patrol over the Bengasi and Derna areas.
WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): In Libya, P-40s escort minesweepers in the vicinity of Bengasi harbor; the RAF raids Tripoli harbor during the night of 25/26 Nov.
FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): B-17s bomb Portolago Bay in the Dodecanese Islands hitting 2 vessels.
SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1942
MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO)
NE AFRICA (Ninth Air Force): B-24s bomb Tripoli, Libya harbor at dusk, hitting docks, warehouses, 2 vessels, and silencing an AA battery.
Source:
COMBAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES
Jack McKillop
USAF (Airways and Air Communications Service)
1955-59
used sources by McKillop:
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II, Office of Air Force History,
Headquarters USAF, 1961, ISBN 0-912799-02-1
COMBAT SQUADRONS OF THE AIR FORCE, WORLD WAR II, Office of Air Force
History, Headquarters USAF 1982
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by the
Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF, 1973
