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Today in World War II History—October 16, 1943

Monday, October 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Shoulder patch of US Ninth Air Force, WWII

Shoulder patch of US Ninth Air Force, WWII

80 Years Ago—Oct. 16, 1943: After transfer from Italy, US Ninth Air Force is re-formed as a tactical force at Sunninghill, England, under Lt. Gen. Lewis Brereton (Eighth Air Force to be a strategic force).

US-built Lend-Lease destroyer escorts, transferred to the Royal Navy (which calls them frigates), enter combat for the first time, escorting an Allied North Atlantic convoy.

Italian Air Force begins to fly with the Allies in Italy.

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