Eighth Air Force. Approximately 1,000 United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) heavy bombers operating in 6 forces attack synthetic
oil plants, oil refineries, and benzol plant at Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen,
Hamburg, Hamburg, Harburg, Misburg, and Neunkirchen, and several
targets. 17 fighters groups, including a Ninth Air Force group,
provide support.
Ninth Air Force. 218 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
medium bombers and light bombers hit Trier ordnance depot,
Baumholder depot, and Eschweiler gun positions. Fighters escort
the 9th Bomber Division, attack railroads, bridges, and other
targets, and support United States XX Corps in Aachen area.
Twelfth Air Force. Over 200 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and B-26 Marauder medium bombers
of 42d Bomber Wing hit railway and road bridges in Brenner
Pass. More than 130 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers of 57th Bomber
Wing strike command in West Po Valley, cutting at least 4
bridges. Fighters and fighter-bombers of XXII Tactical Air
Command concentrate on command targets and trains in Po Valley
and defences in battle area South of Bologna. Some XXII Tactical
Air Command aircraft hit guns on North Italian coast, some
hit rocket launching site and command North of battle area,
and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters bomb Milan hotel where
Adolf
Hitler is rumoured to be staying.
Fifteenth Air Force. 715 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers with fighters escorts pound oil storage at Regensburg,
marshalling yards at Munich and Augsburg, main marshalling
yard and a benzol plant at Linz, a troop concentration at
Podgorica, as well as attacking several alternate targets
and scattered targets including marshalling yards at Wels
and Kufstein, Erding, airfield, railroad targets in and near
Rosenheim, and towns of Strass and Muhldorf.
Tenth Air Force. 17 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters pound Shwebo airfield while 6 others
bomb stores of guns and ammunition at Mong Yaw.
Fourteenth Air Force. 34 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters, P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers, and P-38 Lightning
fighters attack road traffic and other targets in Mangshih
and Lungling areas. 4 P-38 Lightning fighters bomb pass near
Menghsu, blocking the highway.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers again pound Alicante airfield.
Seventh Air Force. 18 Saipan based United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Iwo Jima airfields.
2 others, on shipping reconnaissance, bomb Haha Jima. 2 B-24
Liberator heavy bombers on armed reconnaissance from Guam
bomb Marcus. 16 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters bomb landing strip
on Pagan.
Eleventh Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers strike airfield, buildings, and
off shore shipping at Suribachi and Kurabu.
Zone of Interior. First report is received of Japanese balloon
South West of San Pedro United States Navy (USN) recovers
some apparatus, envelope, and rigging.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Ilford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Sutton at hone.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Wakering Stairs, Southend.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Romford.
Robert
Weber
Takes command of the battleship
Tirpitz
on 4 November 1944 to
12
November 1944
Go To: 5th
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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