This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History: November 14th

glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) — 14 Nov 2026 05:54:06 -0000

November 14, 1942
ETO 8th AF: Mission 19: 34 bombers are dispatched to hit U-boats pens at La Pallice, France but the target is covered by 10/10 clouds and 15 of 21 B-17s and 9 of 13 B-24s hit the secondary, the port area at St Nazaire, France; 1 B-24 is damaged. 6 B-24s fly a diversion for this mission.

November 14, 1943
303rd BG: Persistent bad weather cancelled all flying. Ground school classes were conducted on aircraft recognition.