WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 14, 1943:
Air War
Germany – SECOND SCHWEINFURT RAID (‘Black Thursday’): 291 B-17 Fortress bombers despatched; 228 drop 483 t bombs on target. 60 planes lost. 8th AF temporarily abandons deep-penetration strategic raids.
Eastern Front
Southern Sector: Russians recapture Zaporozhe.