August 10, 1943
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TUESDAY, 10 AUGUST 1943

ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): P-38's, P-40's, A-24s, B-24's and B-25's bomb and strafe various targets on Kiska; direct hits are scored on revetments W of the Wheat Grove and on gun emplacements, as well as on buildings on Little Kiska. HQ Eleventh Air Force transfers from Elmendorf Field to Adak.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force): Colonel William A Matheny becomes acting Commanding General, XIII Bomber Command, a position he is officially assigned to on 30 September 1943. P-40's and P-39's turn back about 40 fighters attacking US bulldozers repairing Munda Airfield.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force): 20+ B-24's pound airfields in the Salamaua area; twelve B-25's hit barges in the Lae area and AA positions west of Borgen Bay; and six A-20's bomb and strafe barges in Labu Lagoon and Gasmata. Lost after a mid-air collision is C-47 Skytrain 42-23700 (crew rescued) near Terapo.