Le 16 septembre 1943
          
         
         EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 97 : 5 sites en France sont ciblés - 1 en Bretagne  | 
   
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          NANTES - 15h02 et 15h09 -PORT & AÉRODROME  | 
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          Mission 1 : 130 B-17 sur 147 B-17 sont dispatchés sur deux cibles à Nantes ; 78 sur les installations portuaires entre 15h02 et 15h09. 52 B-17 sont envoyés sur l'aérodrome de Nantes/Château-Bougon entre 15h09 et 15h12. Les revendications sont de 22-2-5 avions de la Luftwaffe. 7 B-17 sont donnés perdus. 1 B-17 est irréparable. 47 B-17 sont endommagés. Les pertes sont de 9 WIA et 60 MIA. La mission était escorté par 79 P-47, qui revendiquent 2-0-1 avions allemands. Pas de pertes.  | 
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