March 11, 1943
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THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 1943

(Sixth Air Force): A detachment of the 23d Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group with P-39's and P-40's begins operating from Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

(Tenth Air Force) In Burma, seven B-25s bomb the Myitnge bridge, causing little damage.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force) HQ 18th Fighter Group transfers from Wheeler Field to Espiritu Santo and is reassigned from the Seventh Air Force to Thirteenth Air Force.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force) In New Guinea, A-20s bomb and strafe Vickers Ridge and the Guadagasal area. Single B-24s attack Finschhafen. B-24s bomb the airfield at Rabaul while single B-24s attack Cape Gloucester and Powell Point. Richard Bong claims his 7th and 8th kills when he claims two Oscars. Lost on a cargo drop is C-47 Skytrain 41-38662 (KIA).

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force): Damaged during take off is B-26B 41-17569 and B-25C 42-53435.