[Radix]

Good Morning.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Radix.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Radix. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Radix!! Pancakes on Wednesday. Thanks!!

[darkwing104]

Good Morning Canteen FReepers. This place is a sweet way to start the day. Now, off to PT.

[LaDivaLoca]

A good evening to my fellow Canteeners,
our Military, Veterans, Allies and your families



THANK YOU to our TROOPS who have served and are serving this great country of ours,
the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
LAND OF THE FREE and HOME OF THE BRAVE

Though you may be tired and weary
Be light of heart and mind
For yours is a noble endeavor
And we SALUTE all of you
Pray for your safety, for courage and strength
That you may endure the challenges ahead
May the sun shine on you
May the angels sing your praise
And may the Good Lord keep you all safe
We hold you dear to our hearts
Though we may not know your names
Know that we do care and lift you up in our thoughts
And will forever be grateful for your sacrifices
True WARRIORS, one and all

LaDivaLoca

[LaDivaLoca]

LOL! That is a funny comic strip on Saddam.

Ahhhh....Ginger and Astaire - loved watching them do their moves on the dance floor.

[wolficatZ]

60 years ago...TODAY

16 JULY 1943

Allies advancing in east and west

Friday, July 16, 1943

www.onwar.com

In Sicily... The US 3rd Division attacks Agrigento and Porto Empedocle. The Canadian 1st Division captures Caltagirone advances toward Piazza Armerina. The British 50th Division crosses the Simeto River. Its bridgehead is later reinforced by armor.

From London and Washington... Roosevelt and Churchill issue a joint statement calling for an Italian surrender and the overthrow of Mussolini.

In Italy... Fascist politicians begin plotting the removal of Mussolini.

On the Eastern Front... The German withdrawal on the southern neck of the Kursk salient continues under Soviet pressure.

 

 

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN ACTION

               

 

                         16 JULY 1943

AIRCRAFT MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT:
  B-17, Boeing Flying Fortress
  B-24, Consolidated Liberator
  B-25, North American Mitchell
  B-26, Martin Marauder
  Beaufighter, Bristol
  Wellington, Vickers (RAF)

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
  VIII Air Support Command Mission Number 1: 16 B-26B's are dispatched
against the marshalling yard at Abbeville, France; 14 hit the target at
2000 hours; 10 aircraft are damaged; casualties are 2 WIA. With this mis-
sion, the VIII Air Support Command begins combat operations, having
acquired the 322d, 323d, 386th, and 387th Bombardment Groups (Medium).

MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

  EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force)
    B-24's attack Bari Airfield, Italy; enemy fighters attack persistently
and 3 B-24's are shot down; they claim 11 fighters destroyed in combat.
B-25's bomb Randazzo and Valguarnera, Sicily. Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy
bombers hit Reggio di Calabria Airfield, Italy.
    HQ 79th Fighter Group transfers from Tunisia to Sicily.

  WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Northwest African Air Force)
    During the night of 15/16 Jul, Northwest African Strategic Air Force
(NASAF) Wellingtons bomb the dock, marshalling yards, and airfields at
Vibo Valentia, Sicily and Crotone, Reggio di Calabria, and Villa San
Giovanni, Italy, while Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) light
and medium bombers carry out numerous missions against Randazzo, Sicily
and roads in Sicily. During the day NATAF fighters, light and medium
bombers bomb Valguarnera, Sicily and targets of opportunity in north
central Sicily.
    On the ground in Sicily, British troops establish a bridgehead across
the Simeto River.
    The ground echelon of the 111th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter),
68th Reconnaissance Group, transfers from Tunis, Tunisia to Ponte Olivo,
Sicily joining the air echelon which arrived on Tuesday.
    The air echelon of the 414th Night Fighter Squadron, 2d Air Defense
Wing, which has been training in England with Beaufighters, joins the
ground echelon at Rerhaia, Algeria. The squadron will enter combat on 24
Jul.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force)
  In the Solomon Islands 30+ B-24's and B-17's pound Kahili Airfield
on Bougainville Island. In the Buin, Bougainville Island-Faisi Island
area, 7 B-24's join 70+ US Navy dive bombers and 100+ USAAF, Royal
New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), US Navy, and US Marine Corps fighters in
an attack on shipping. Allied airplanes claim 40+ aircraft destroyed
or damaged; 7 vessels, including a destroyer, are sunk.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force)
  A single B-24 bombs forces at MacDonald's Junction, New Guinea. Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) airplanes hit positions to the SW.

                                  

 

                                                            B-25