April 19, 1943
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MONDAY, 19 APRIL 1943

AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eleventh Air Force) Nine missions involving 14 B-24's, 12 B-25's, 32 P-40's, and 23 P-38's are flown to Kiska. The first mission is weathered out of the primary target, Attu, and directed to Kiska. Bombing and strafing concentrates on 4 grounded ships and the submarine base area where fires are started. One ship, believed to serve as a power station, is set afire.

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force) P-40's hit bridges in Burma, seriously damaging the Namti railroad bridge between Mogaung and Myitkyina. Nine B-24's bomb Rangoon main railroad station.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force) Single medium or heavy bombers bomb Hollandia Airfield, Lae Airfield, Cape Gloucester Airfield and Gasmata Airfield.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force): B-26B 41-17576 suffers an engine failure and crashed, crew survived with injuries.