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9th Air Force Europe in November 1943
MONDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
The Ninth Air Force comes under operational control of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF) which is activated on this date to provide the tactical air force for the invasion of W Europe (Operation OVERLORD).
WEDNESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
71 B-26's bomb the airfield at Saint-Andre-de-L'Eure, France; 71 attack Triqueville Airfield, France; and 65 bomb Schiphol Airfield in the Netherlands.
HQ 435th Troop Carrier Group and it's 76th and 77th Troop Carrier Squadrons arrive at Langer, England from the U.S. with C-47's and C-53's.
THURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 1993
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ Ninth Air Force issues a letter ordering a small detachment of HQ, the IX Air Force Engineer Section, to assume the functions of a command under Colonel Karl B Schilling, thus beginning the creation of IX Engineer Command.
HQ 354th Fighter Group and it's 353d and 355th Fighter Squadron arrive at Greenham Common, England from the U.S. with P-51's. They will fly their first mission on 1 Dec. The is the first fighter group assigned to the Ninth Air Force.
The 75th and 78th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 435th Troop Carrier Group, arrive at Langer, England from the U.S. with C-47's and C-53's.
FRIDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
An Eighth Air Force training officer arrives to assist HQ IX Fighter Command in setting up a comprehensive training system for fighter pilots. The training is based on the Eighth Air Force system; the Eighth Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) cooperate with the Ninth in instituting this program. 150+ B-26's bomb construction works at Mimoyecques, France; poor visibility causes one group to bomb the area SW of the primary targets; bad weather causes numerous aborts.
The 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, arrives at Greenham Common, England from the U.S. with P-51's. The squadron will fly it's first mission on 1 Dec.
SATURDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ IX Bomber Command arrives at Marks Hall, England from Bengasi, Libya.
HQ 315th Troop Carrier Group and it's 34th Troop Carrier Squadron transfer from Aldermaston to Welford, England. The 34th is operating from Blida, Algeria with C-47's.
SUNDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
200+ B-26's dispatched to attack airfields at Montdidier and Meulan-Les Mureaux, France are forced to abort the mission because of bad weather. The B-26's are escorted by 54 P-38's and 49 P-47's of the Eighth Air Force; 2 P-38's are lost.
WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
Around 60 B-26's bomb Chievres airfield, Belgium. In France, bad weather causes the force sent to bomb Lille/Vendeville airfield to abandon their mission, though a few bombers manage to bomb other targets in the area; a force of 72 B-26's dispatched to attack Montdidier airfield suffers numerous aborts due to weather; 6 bombers manage to bomb the airfield believed to be the secondary target of Amiens/Glisy.
THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
157 B-26's bomb military installations and targets of opportunity in the Cherbourg, France area, mainly at Martinvast.
FRIDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ Ninth Air Force issues Tables of Organization for the IX Fighter Command, authorizing 2 air support divisions, 5 fighter wings, 1 reconnaissance group, 21 fighter groups, and 65 fighter squadrons. 3 combat wings are activated for the IX Bomber Command: the 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) at Marks Hall which will control light bomber groups; the 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium), formerly the 3d Bombardment Wing, at Earls Colne; and the 99th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium), formerly the 44th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), at Great Dunmow.
SATURDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ 354th Fighter Group and it's 353d, 355th and 356th Fighter Squadrons transfer from Greenham Common to Boxted, England with P-51's. They will fly their first mission on 1 Dec.
WEDNESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ 50th Troop Carrier Wing arrives at Cottesmore, England from the U.S.
THURSDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
Aircraft of the IX Troop Carrier Command carry paratroops of the US 1O1st Airborne Division in a rehearsal of cross-channel operations. This is the first of an extended series of training exercises to be conducted prior to the Normandy invasion.
HQ 50th Troop Carrier Wing transfers from Cottesmore to Bottesford, England.
FRIDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
100+ B-26's dispatched to attack airfields in France abort the mission when bad weather prevents rendezvous with the fighter escorts.
TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
In France, 83 B-26's bomb Berck-sur-Mer and Saint-Omer/Longuenesse airfields.
THURSDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ 100th Fighter Wing is activated at Boxted, England.
THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 1943
AEAF:
Air Chief Marshall Sir Trafford L Leigh-Mallory activates HQ Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF). The RAF's Second Tactical Air Force, and-on 15 Dec-the US Ninth Air Force (operationally) are included under AEAF.
FRIDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
In France, almost 140 B-26's attack Cambrai/Epinoy and Roye/Amy airfields and military construction in the town of Audinghen.
SUNDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
The 153d Liaison Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, transfers from Membury to Keevil, England with A-20's and L-4's.
MONDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
In France, 53 B-26's bomb Chievres airfield; 71 B-26's sent to bomb Cambrai/Epinoy airfield abort the mission due to bad weather.
HQ 70th Fighter Wing arrives at Greenham Common, England from the US.
TUESDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 1943
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force):
HQ IX Fighter Command arrives at Middle Wallop, England from Libya.
HQ 362d Fighter Group and it's 377th, 378th and 379th Fighter Squadrons arrive at Wormingford, England from the US with P-47's. They will fly their first mission on 8 Feb 44.
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
