Eighth Air Force. 1,224 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers hit 8 airfields 2 marshalling yards, a factory
airfield and repair hangars, an ordnance depot, and Headquarters
buildings all in North Germany. 15 fighters groups provide
close and area support and strafe numerous airfields, claiming
335 parked aeroplanes destroyed. About 60 jets and a few conventional
fighters are encountered. United States fighters claim over
20 aerial victories. Luftwaffe fighters and antiaircraft account
for 16 heavy bombers.
Ninth Air Force. 423 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
A-20 Havoc light bombers, A-26 Invader light bombers, and B-26 Marauder medium
bombers strike oil storage and ordnance depots, rail bridge
and viaduct all primary targets and several other targets
including a marshalling yard and an industrial area. Fighters
escort 9th Bomber Division, fly patrols, rail cutting operations,
and armed reconnaissance, and support United States 13th Armoured
Division crossing the Sieg River near Siegburg, 3d Armoured
Division approaching Nordhausen, 9th Armoured Division in
Hain area, XII Corps near Coburg, XX Corps West of Weimar
and the Saale River, 2d and 5th Armoured Divisions crossing
Oker River in Ahnsen and Schladen areas, and XVI Corps along
the Ruhr River in Essen area.
Twelfth Air Force. During
9-10
April 1945, United States Army Air Force (USAAF) light bombers
hit guns and other close support targets along British Eighth
Army front which stretches from West of Imola to Comacchio
Lagoon and the coast and also hit several Po River crossings
and attack Brenner line bridges at Lavis, Rovereto, and San
Michele all'Adige. During the day B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
and XXII Tactical Air Command fighter-bombers continue pounding
support targets along the battlefront. Fighter-bombers also
attack bridges on the Brenner line and command and other targets
in Po Valley.
Fifteenth Air Force. 648 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy
bombers, in support of British Eighth Army forces, blast artillery
positions, machine gun nests, and infantry defences along
the Santerno River. This effort represents the largest number
of Fifteenth Air Force heavy bombers attacking targets in
a single day as of this date. 88 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
fly target cover 152 P-38 Lightning fighters dive-bomb bridges,
a tunnel and a marshalling yard at Seefeld and Worgl.
Tenth Air Force. Approximately 30 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) fighter-bombers attack troop concentrations at Tonglau,
at points along Zawgyi, and at other locations in Central
Burma battle area. 455 transport sorties are flown to forward
areas.
Fourteenth Air Force. 23 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Yungcheng storage areas.
50 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 180 fighter-bombers operating
in small flights attack numerous targets throughout South
and East China. Targets hit are mainly troops, horses, town
areas, storage areas, and river, road, and rail traffic.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers bomb town of Koshun. A-20 Havoc light bombers
and fighter-bombers again support ground forces in South West
Luzon and in Balete Pass, Baguio, and Solvec Cove areas, and
pound Legaspi area. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and fighter-bombers
support ground forces in Central Cebu. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb Liang and Bingkalapa airfields.
Seventh Air Force. During 10-
11
April 1945, 6 Iwo Jima based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) night fighters, flying individual strikes bomb and
strafe Chichi, Muko, Ani, and Haha Jima.
Eleventh Air Force. In coordinated operations with Navy aircraft,
7 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers napalm bomb Kataoka naval base. 4 B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers attempt to hit radar installations on Minami Cape,
the primary air warning station in the Kurils, but fail to
release bombs due to approach error. 3 other B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers deck level bomb Masugawa River cannery. A B-24
Liberator heavy bombers investigates ice floes along Kurils.
Admiral
Scheer
Sunk 10 April 1945
R69
R-boat
Sunk 10 April 1945
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April
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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