Twelfth Air Force. Weather prevents most Twelfth Air Force
operations planned for the day. No missions are flown by XII
Bomber Command. XII A Support Command A-36 Apache dive bomber hit several highways
and bridges in advance of battle line and attack gun positions
in Vairano area and transportation targets in Rome area.
Fourteenth Air Force. 7 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Mangshih. 6 P-40 fighters
strafe warehouse and revetments at Yoyang airfield. 3 B-25
Mitchell medium bombers and 7 P-38 Lightning fighters hit
barracks at Fort Bayard. 2 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers on
shipping sweep over South China Sea damage 2 freighters near
Saint John Islands and sink a junk West of Kwangchow Wan.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters hit Gasmata area. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters attack
barges at Talasea and strafe surrounding area. P-47 Thunderbolt
fighters also strafe area from Sio to Fortification Point.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters and P-39 fighters join Navy fighters and dive
bombers in attacks on Kara and Ballale Island airfields. Almost
200 aircraft are involved in the 2 strikes. Kara airfield
is also pounded by 19 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.
Zone of Interior. Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
is redesignated Army Air Force Tactical Centre.
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2194 Days Of War.
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