Soviet troops move into Korea.
Ninth Air Force. Colonel Reginald F Vance becomes commander
of 9th Air Division.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Okinawa bomb Matsuyama airfield.
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and A-26 Invader light bombers hit Chiran and Kanoya
airfields while other A-26 Invader light bombers and A-20 Havoc light bombers
and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters hit towns of Kushikino, Akune,
and Miyazaki. More B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and fighter-bombers
hit shipping and command targets in Kyushu, North Ryukyus,
and between Japan and Korea. The aircraft claim several small
merchant ships sunk and damaged, and numerous bridges, railroads,
factories, and other targets hit. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
from the Philippine Islands pound Kagi airfield and Takao
marshalling yard. P-38 Lightning fighters support ground forces
in or near Kabayan, Kiangan, and Uldugan.
Eleventh Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers make a combined visual and radar
bomb run over Kataoka. 3 more bomb Suribachi airfield, hitting
runways and buildings. 1 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flies
a radar ferret mission.
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August
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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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