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• Weather data for 3 Oct 1943

• Germans invaded Kos Island under a heavy air umbrella. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]

• 433rd Fighter Squadron (flying P-38 aicraft) of USAAF 475th Fighter Group was out of Dobodura No. 11 airstrip of Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• Naka arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]

• Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Surabaya, Java. Upon arrival, she was damaged by a mine. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]

• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Officers and men of ACORN-14 arrived on board. ww2dbase [Main Article | DS]

• Troops of 11th Brigade of British 78th Infantry Division crossed the Biferno River near Termoli, Italy, linking up with British Commandos that had already landed by sea. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

3 Oct 1943 Interactive Map