16 September 1943
War in the Air
Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Mission No. 97: 147 aircraft sent to attack port area and airfield at Nantes, 105 to attack La Pallice port area and La Rochelle/ Laleu airfield and 43 to attack airfield at Cognac/ Chateaubernard. Eleven aircraft lost.
Eastern Front
Soviet troops capture Novorossiysk, Romny, Valki and Lozovaya
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (27 December 2007), 16 September 1943, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1943_09_16.html
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