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Today in World War II History—Oct. 16, 1943

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
Patch of the US Ninth Air Force, WWII

Patch of the US Ninth Air Force, WWII

75 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 Allies in Italy.

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