Diary August 4, 1944

08-1944, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1944 / 1 minute of reading

Gloster Meteor III — The first jet fighter of the RAF is also the only one of the Allies, which saw service in WW2; the twin-engined Gloster Meteor of the 616th Squadron of the 2nd Tactical Air Force.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 4, 1944:

WESTERN FRONT
British 2nd Army tanks reach Villers Bocage, for second time since ‘D-Day’.

AIR WAR
Gloster Meteor jet fighter in combat debut against V-1s.

ITALY
South African units of British 8th Army reach outskirts of Florence.

HOME FRONT: FINLAND
President Ryti resigns; Mannerheim takes over and forms ‘peace’ government.

HOME FRONT: USA
XP-47J Thunderbolt experimental fighter aircraft attains 811 km/hour in level flight.

SEA WAR
German E-boats fire T3D Dackel (‘Dachshund’) long-range torpedoes at shipping in Seine Bay (on 5 nights in August); only 2 ships hit.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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