Fourteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
knock out Chungmow bridge and damage bridge at Sincheng. 2
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb truck convoys in Paoching,
Hengyang, and Changsha areas. 60 fighter-bombers hit troops,
artillery positions, command targets, and general targets
in South and East China, concentrating on Yangchi and Fantung
areas.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Toshien airfield and towns
of Koshun, Kato, Takao, Toko, and Shajo. B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers pound Kagi. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20 Havoc
light bombers, and fighter-bombers continue to support ground
action near Paranum and in Ipo Dam sector. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb airfields at Keningau and B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers bomb Brunei Bay area. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers hit Mandai and Boeloedowang airfields.
Twentieth Air Force. Approximately 50 United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's attack airfields
at Oita, Saeki, Nittagahara, Miyazaki, and Miyakonojo. 92
others bomb Kawanishi aircraft plant at Kobe. B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's claim 9 fighters downed on Kobe mission. Missions
against Japanese airfields terminate air campaign, begun on
17 April 1945,
during which Twentieth Air Force has devoted major effort
toward hitting sources of Kamikaze raids against United States
Navy and Marine forces in the Battle of Okinawa.
Seventh Air Force. 14 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers from Iwo Jima strafe and bomb
radio station at Chichi Jima. 10 Guam based B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers hit airfields on Param, while 13 pound Marcus
Island runways.
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May
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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