Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters hit vessel on North side of Peljesac Peninsula and
railway station at Anagni. A-36 Apache dive bomber attack railway station at
Ferentino, harbour and railroad yard at Civitavecchia, and
truck park near Aquino.
Fifteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-26 Marauder medium bombers attack marshalling yard and bridge
at Certaldo, marshalling yards at Poggibonsi and viaduct at
Bucine, and bridge in North West part of Orvieto. B-17 Flying
Fortress heavy bombers blast marshalling yards at Ferrara
and Rimini.
Fourteenth Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters on armed reconnaissance strafe railroad station,
yards, and town area at Hsipaw, hit numerous freight cars
between Hsipaw and Mansam Falls, and attack railroad yards
at Hopong. 3 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers on shipping sweep
along Yangtze River claim a cargo vessel and an armed passenger
ship sunk South West of Wuhu.
Fifth Air Force. 120 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers,
and B-26 Marauder medium bombers pound positions at Cape Gloucester
as United States Marines take major objective, the airfield.
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Madang. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb bivouac and command target near Sio, and other
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly light attack against Manokwari,
hitting town and shipping.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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