American Theatre Eleventh Air Force: Photo missions to Paramushiru, Matsuwa, Onnekotan and Shasukotan Islands turn back due to weather.
October 8, 1944 (Sunday) American Theatre Eleventh Air Force: Photo missions to Paramushiru, Matsuwa, Onnekotan and Shasukotan Islands turn back due to weather. China Burma India Theatre Tenth Air Force: In Burma, 20+ P-47s hit targets of opportunity in the Mawhun and Manyut areas, knock out a bridge at Seywa, and bomb railroad tracks in N Burma; 5 B-25s damage a bridge and score hits on the other bridge approaches at Namhkai and knock out 2 bridges at Wuntho and Kawlin. In India, HQ 443d Troop Carrier Group moves from Dinjan to Ledo. Fourteenth Air Force: 12 P-40s and P-51s hit locomotives, trucks, and river traffic at Yuncheng and NE of Pengtse. European Theatre - Western Front Ninth Air Force: A revision and elaboration (from 28 Sep-8 Oct) of the Ninth AF interdiction program against railroads connected with the Rhine River results in the issuance of a new interdiction program; it includes rail lines further to the E and requires attacks by all 4 Tactical Air Commands of the Ninth A...