Eighth Air Force. 154 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers attack port of Bremen and targets in the area.
Unfavourable cloud conditions and malfunction of blind bombing
equipment cause more than 200 heavy bombers to abort. 13 aircraft
are lost on mission.
Ninth Air Force. 53 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-26
Marauder medium bombers bomb Chievres airfield. 71 sent to
bomb Cambrai, Epinoy airfield abort mission due to bad weather.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers bomb Sarajevo and road and rail bridges
at Giulianova. United States, South African Air Force (SAAF),
and The British Royal Air Force (RAF) light bombers hit enemy
strong points at San Vito Chietino and the Castelfrentano,
Lanciano, Fossacesia areas. Allied fighter-bombers bomb enemy
forward positions around Fossacesia and Lanciano.
Fifteenth Air Force. 70 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb airfields and marshalling
yards at Grosseto. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, with P-38
Lightning fighters escort, bomb Furbara area. Many other medium
bombers and heavy bombers are prevented from bombing targets
by bad weather.
Fourteenth Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit airfields, town area, and
warehouse section at Swatow, 2 bomb power station and nearby
targets at Amoy, and 2 attack barges in nearby coastal areas.
24 P-40 fighters drop food and ammunition to Chinese troops
at Changte, strafe camp in Hsutu Lake area, damage a vessel
in Tien-hsin Lake and attack numerous small craft in channels
between 3 Hsutu and Tungting Lakes and between Tsowshih and
Hofuh.
Fifth Air Force. 35 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers and B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb
Cape Gloucester. 6 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb barracks
at Manokwari.
Thirteenth Air Force. 18 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, with fighters cover, attack
Tinputs Harbour and targets in area from Numa Numa to Kieta.
21 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Kieta. P-39 fighters
join Navy dive bombers in strike on Mosigetta warehouse area
while a fighters patrol attacks Gazelle Harbour and gun positions
South of Torokina Plantation.
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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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