WWII B-17 Bomb Group, Molesworth, England http://www.303rdbg.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:53:31 -0600 29 Aug 2026 12:12:23 -0000 http://www.303rdbg.com/tri-C-m.gif http://www.303rdbg.com Triangle C 75 66 <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>August 29, 1942</i></b></font> <br><b>ETO</b> <b>8th AF:</b> Mission 8: In France, 11 of 13 B-17s attack Courtrai Airfield at 1131-1136 hours; 1 B-17 hits Steene Airfield at 1137; they claim 0-1-1 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17s are damaged. <br> <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>August 29, 1943</i></b></font> <br><b>303rd BG: </b>No mission was scheduled. Ground school lectures on aircraft recognition and security continued. <br> <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>August 29, 1944</i></b></font> <br><b>STRATEGIC OPERATIONS</b> <b>8th AF:</b> Bad weather restricts bomber operations. 104 of 202 P-38s and P-47s attack transportation targets in France, Belgium and Germany; 2 airfields, 3 marshalling yards, rail lines at several points, and a large number of rail and road vehicles are attacked; they claim 20-0-7 aircraft on the ground; 3 P-47s are lost (pilots are MIA) and 8 damaged. <br> glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) http://www.303rdbg.com/today.php August 29, 1944-2b 29 Aug 2026 12:12:23 -0000