Highlights of Day by Day Air Operations
26 August 1944

After his heavy air losses of the previous day, the enemy avoided combat with our fighters, and the day's cash register rang up only 2 enemy aircraft destroyed and 1 damaged, all 3 on the ground.

Our groups on armed reconnaissance, patrols, and armored-column cooperation flew 528 sorties. Four planes were lost.

Indications were seen that if the enemy could muster sufficient numbers, he might bring jet-propelled fighters into action against XIX TAC soon. A probable Me-262 twin-jet-propelled fighter was sighted on 25 August, and on the 26th contrails at 20,000 feet, traveling at an estimated speed of 500 miles per hour, were reported.