Fourteenth Air Force. General Stone assumes command of Fourteenth
Air Force, replacing General Chennault. 5 B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers and 4 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers bomb bivouac South
of Siangyin, hit convoys South of Siangtan and in Siang-Chiang
Valley, pound storage area and antiaircraft positions at Nanchang,
and hit truck concentration North of Hengshan. More than 50
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
attack river craft, railroad targets, troops, trucks, and
bridges at several points in South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). 80 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, 118 medium bombers,
and 220 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and P-38 Lightning fighters
pound Kumamoto area. 20 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb
Oita area. 39 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers provide cover over
both targets. Nearly 40 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers attack
destroyers, cargo ships, and small vessels during shipping
sweep between Kyushu and Korea. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
bomb Sasebo Harbour. P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers hit various
targets on Honshu and Kyushu and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
bomb targets in the North Ryukyus. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bomb Shinchiku. P-38 Lightning fighters hit troop concentrations
near Mount Pulog and East Northeast of Dupax.
Twentieth Air Force. 70 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's bomb arsenal complex at
Tokyo. VII Fighter Command provides escort. During 10-
11
August 1945, 31 very heavy bombers mine Shimonoseki Strait,
Nakaumi Lagoon, and waters at Sakai, Yonago and Wonsan.
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The Second Great War.
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The War Illustrated.
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2194 Days Of War.
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