Highlights of Day by Day Air Operations
19 August 1944

A cold front, moving across our bases and target areas from west to east, sharply curtailed air operations. Several successful missions were flown in the morning, but the front closed down our bases in the afternoon, then moved into the target areas. Results included destruction of 20 Seine River barges and damage to 91 more; other ground targets smashed or damaged were 18 motor vehicles, an armored vehicle, 2 locomotives, 9 railroad cars, and 2 power launches. Two gun positions were attacked and a rail line cut. There were 212 combat and 34 reconnaissance sorties.