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Today in World War II History—August 16, 1944

Friday, August 16, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet being shot down by a US P-47 Thunderbolt, January 1945 (US Army Air Force photo)

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet being shot down by a US P-47 Thunderbolt, January 1945 (US Army Air Force photo)

80 Years Ago—August 16, 1944: US Eighth Air Force suffers first attack by Luftwaffe jet fighters (Messerschmitt Me 163s), has its first loss to a jet, and also destroys a German jet for the first time.

Organized Japanese resistance ends on the Burma-India border.

Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet jet fighter at the US Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH (Photo: Sarah Sundin, July 15, 2024)

Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet jet fighter at the US Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH (Photo: Sarah Sundin, July 15, 2024)

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