USAAF 12th Air Force

USAAF 12th Air Force

1943

9 October

P-38's fly a sweep between the island of Corfu, Greece and city of Dubrovnik.

10 October

P-38's attack vessels in the harbors of Kotor and off Tivat.

11-17 October

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18 October

XII Bomber Command B-25's bomb the marshalling yard at Skoplje; P-38's follow with a strafing mission, damaging or destroying several locomotives and vehicles.

20 October

In Italy, XII Bomber Command B-17's, B-26's, B-25's and P-38's bomb the marshalling yard at Nish, Yugoslavia obstructing the Belgrade-Sofia line. Fighter-bombers also hit shipping along Dalmatian coast, claiming 2 vessels sunk.

21 October

P-38's bomb and the marshalling yard at Skoplje; Royal Air Force (RAF) and US NATAF light and medium bombers vessels along Dalmatian coast are also attacked.

22 October

USAAF 15th Air Force created from part of 12th AF for purpose of strategic bombing.

23 October

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24 October

The XII Air Support Command, Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF), and Royal Air Force (RAF) Desert Air Force (DAF) attack communications and shipping targets, hitting vessels, vehicles, trains, roads, bridges in Italy and along the Dalmatian coast.

25 October

XII Bomber Command P-39's strafe and bomb the landing ground at Podgorica; XII Air Support Command, NATBF and RAF DAF concentrate on blocking roads and destroying bridges; town areas, vehicles, radio stations, trains, and vessels are also attacked; targets attacked are in Italy and along the Dalmatian coast.

26 October

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27 October

Fighter-bombers bomb small vessels on the Dalmatian coast at Opuzen.

28-30 October

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31 October

Weather cancels all NATAF attacks except for 11 P-40's which bomb and strafe a tanker off Split, leaving it burning.

1 November

Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) aircraft bomb shipping in harbor of Split. The Royal Air Force (RAF) Desert Air Force (DAF) hits shipping at Split.

2 November

Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) at night, light bombers hit Penna Point and Zadar (Zara).

3 November

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4 November

XII Air Support Command and RAF fighters and fighter-bombers hit small vessels off and Solta.

5 November

XII Air Support Command and RAF Desert Air Force (DAF) fighters and fighter-bombers attack vessels off Split.

6 November

Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters attack road and rail transport targets in Yugoslavia.

7 November

Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) bombers hit the town of Ulcinj. XII Air Support Command and other fighters of the Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) hit the harbor and shipping at Split and a train near Metkovic.

8 November

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9 November

Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighter-bombers hit shipping in the harbor at Split.

10 November

Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force (NATBF) bombers hit shipping at Split.

10-13 November

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14 November

RAF DAF fighter-bombers hit trains along the Dalmatian coast SE of Metkovic and at Sarajevo.

15 November

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16 November

B-25's bomb the airfields at Sibenik.

17 November

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18 November

Fighter-bombers hit a ship in the Krka River, trains at Knin marshalling yard and between Knin and Kosovo, the landing ground at Sinj, harbor and vessels at Sibenik.

19 November

Fighters (mostly RAF DAF) also strafe trucks and trains around Metkovic.

20-24 November

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25 November

Medium bombers hit Sarajevo and Travnik.

26 November

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27 November

B-25's bomb Sibenik.

28 November

B-25's bomb warehouses, docks, marshalling yards, barracks, shipping, and other targets at Sibenik, Zadar (Zara), and Dubrovnik; RAF DAF fighters strafe trains between Dubrovnik and Metkovic.

29 November

B-25's bomb Sarajevo.

30 November / 1 December

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2 December

Fighter-bombers hit harbors and shipping along the coast at or near Omis, Drvenicki, Trogir, Vrbnik, and Ston.

3 December

B-25's bomb harbor and marshalling yard at Sibenik. Fighter-bombers attack a vessel at Sibenik.

4 December

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5 December

Weather hampers medium bomber operations, but B-25's manage to bomb marshalling yard and shipyards at Split. US fighter-bombers and fighters (and a number of other Allied airplanes) hit a vessel in Poljud harbor (near Split) and other targets in Italy.

6-9 December

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10 December

Fighters bomb a vessel in the harbor at Split.

11-12 December

13 December

B-25's bomb an oil depot, harbor, warehouses, and railway yard at Sibenik and Split.

14 December

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15 December

B-25's bomb the airfield at Mostar and A-36 and P-40 fighter-bombers attack vessels, vehicles, and parked aircraft N and E of the Peljesac Peninsula, near Mostar, and at the Zemonico landing ground.

16 December

B-25's bomb shipping at Zadar (Zara) and the harbor and marshalling yard at Sibenik; P-40's and P-47's hit a vessel S of Zadar (Zara) and strafe targets of opportunity on the Peljesac Peninsula.

17 December

P-40's and P-51's, with South African Air Force (SAAF) escort, strafe a vessel near Trpanj.

18 December

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19 December

P-40's hit shipping at Split, Trogir, and Solin.

20/21 December

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22 December

P-47's strafe targets of opportunity in the area around Zadar (Zara).

23 December

P-40's and P-47's attempt to support Yugoslav partisans resisting the German invasion of Korcula Island off the Peljesac Peninsula, but bad weather prevents location of targets.

24 December

Weather severely hampers operations. P-40's fail to locate the target, a vessel at Ugljan Island, but shoot down 1 airplane in the Adriatic Sea.

25 December

P-40's, with a few SAAF Spitfires, hit a motor launch in Peljesac Channel.

26 December

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27 December

B-25's attack a vessel near Zadar (Zara).

29 December

P-40's hit a vessel on the N side of the Peljesac Peninsula.

30 December

B-25's bomb Zadar (Zara), hitting a junction, railway station, repair shops, warehouse, and harbor. Vessels are hit at Crkvice.

1944

3 January

B-25's bomb a troop concentration area at Prijedor, and hit Split and Sibenik.

4 January

B-25's bomb the Brodac town area and marshalling yard, and the town of Travnik.

5-7 January

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8 January

B-25's bomb the harbor, warehouses, and railway at Metkovic.

9-11 January

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12 January

P-40's attack a vessel in the Krka river.

13 January

AAF, Royal Air Force (RAF), South African Air Force (SAAF), and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter-bombers hit shipping along the Dalmatian coast at Sibenik and in the Krka River.

14-16 January

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17 January

P-40's hit the Sibenik harbor.

18 January

P-40's hit trains, wharves and vessels in the Ploca and Metkovic areas.

19 January

P-40's bomb and strafe 2 schooners at Makarska.

20 January

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21 January

P-40's hit shipping at Povlje.

22-24 January

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25 January

P-40's and P-47's hit shipping in Dubrovnik and nearby road and rail traffic.

26 January - 25 February

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26 February

Weather limits operations severely, but P-47's hit shipping N and S of Velaluka.

28 February

P-47's hit motor vessels and a tug off Dubrovnik.

29 February

P-47's (with British aircraft) hit shipping off Dubrovnik.

1 March

P-47s attack a 2000-ton vessel in the Adriatic Sea.

2 March

P-47s hit a motor vessel off Sibenik, leaving it burning.

3 March - 16 November

Busy supporting of the Allied ground assaults in Italy and France.

17 November

For the first time in several months the Twelfth's medium bombers attack targets in Yugoslavia, hitting bridges along the Brod-Zagreb-Maribor railroad.

18 November

Medium bombers bomb bridge at Zidani Most and pound the Brod-Ljubljana railway, the principal German escape route in the Balkans.

November

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1945

5 JAN 45

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19 JAN 45

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7 FEB 45

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8 FEB 45

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13 FEB 45

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14 FEB 45

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4 MAR 45

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12 MAR 45

P-47s bomb and severely damage a munitions factory NW of Zagreb.

14 MAR 45

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17 MAR 45

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18 MAR 45

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30 MAR 45

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