Ninth Air Force. Weather prevents operations by 9th Bomber
Division. Fighter operations are limited but IX and XIX Tactical
Air Command's fly patrols and armed reconnaissance in West
Germany and along French German border.
Twelfth Air Force. Bad weather grounds medium bombers. Fighter-bombers
support ground forces in the North Apennines and hit railway
targets in Po Valley, cut rail lines in 18 places and destroy
or seriously damage 8 bridges. During
11-12
November 1944, light bombers hit motor transport, Bergamo
airfield, and Po River crossing at San Benedetto Po.
Fifteenth Air Force. 107 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighters-escorted B-24 Liberator heavy bombers strike at bridges
at Ora, Albes, and Mezzocorona, viaduct at Avisio, plus alternate
targets of Casarsa della Delizia railroad bridges and targets
in Northeast Italy including Latisana railroad bridge and
an airfield to the North.
Tenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters support ground forces in Pinwe area and
near Indaw. 24 attack supplies and command targets in Kawlin
area while 9 bomb Japanese concentrations at Indaw and Man
Hkong. Town of Pegon is attacked by 11 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
and 20 others and 9 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit targets
during the sweeps of the Irrawaddy from Singu to Katha and
along rail lines at several points in North Burma. 250 transport
sorties are flown to forward bases and front line areas.
Fourteenth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers knock out a railway bridge and
damage 2 others near Thanh Hoa. 4 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
bomb town of Man Pwe while 4 attack Wanling. 38 P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers and P-40 fighters hit Hengyang airfield and
attack river, rail, and road traffic, artillery pieces, pillboxes,
and storage around Hengyang, Lingling, and Kweilin. 13 P-40
fighters hit Changsha area. 40 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
and P-38 Lightning fighters hit various targets at several
other locations scattered throughout South China and North
Indochina.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Alicante airfield while
fighter-bombers hit Linao barges of West coast of Leyte, and
shipping in Ormoc Bay. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb Daliao
and Matina airfield. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and fighter-bombers
over Northeast Celebes and Halmahera Island attack shipping
and Djailolo airfield. 50 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers blast
Mapia and Asia Islands.
Twentieth Air Force. 29 Chengtu based United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's bomb Omura.
Over 20 others bomb last resort target of Nanking (due to
bad weather over Omura), and 20 more hit various alternate
targets and targets.
Seventh Air Force. 29 Saipan based United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers with P-38 Lightning
fighters escort bomb airfields on Iwo Jima. 11 P-47 Thunderbolt
fighters strafe runway and storage area on Pagan. During the
night a B-24 Liberator heavy bombers on snooper mission bombs
Iwo Jima. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Angaur bomb Koror.
Eleventh Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly armed reconnaissance over
Onnekotan and Matsuwa.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Rochester Gardens, Ilford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Noak Hill, near Romford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Nazeing, Essex.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Stone, near Dartford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Westminster.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit West Ham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Swanscombe.
M416
Minesweeper
Sunk 12 November 1944
M427
Minesweeper
Is severely damaged after being engage by British naval destroyers
Tirpitz
Battleship
Sunk 12 November 1944
R10
R-boat
Recommissioned 12 November 1944
Go To: 13th
November
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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