Ninth Air Force. All combat operations cancelled because of
bad weather.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) light
bombers, during
11-12
February 1945, bomb command targets in Po Valley and Northeast
Italy, including Brenner Pass area. Bad weather during day
restricts medium bombers operations to bombing the bridge
at Ala and a sugar refinery at Legnago. Only 1 fighters group,
the 57th, can operate, hitting bridges, rail lines, and guns
in Po Valley.
Fifteenth Air Force. Continued bad weather restricts operations
to reconnaissance and reconnaissance escort by United States
Army Air Force (USAAF) P-38 Lightning fighters and P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers.
Tenth Air Force. 23 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters support ground forces hitting Northeast
of Nabu and bombing mortar positions South of Myitson. 4 others
support forces at Loiya. 3 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters severely
damage bridge at Pa-mao. 60 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and
P-38 Lightning fighters pound supply areas, troops, tanks,
and trucks at various locations including Hukawt, Kongtap,
Namtu, Namta-gun, Mongmit, Loingu, and Tonsing. 520 transport
sorties are flown to forward areas throughout the day.
Fourteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers destroy 6 locomotives between
Suchow and Pengpu and strafe Nanking and Suchow airfields.
Other fighters claim at least 10 more locomotives destroyed
in areas South of Yellow River. P-40 fighters bomb troops
in Hsiancheng area and hit trains on Pinghan railroad.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers continue to pound Corregidor.
A-20 Havoc light bombers sweeping South Bataan Peninsula,
sink about 30 barges loaded with troops, ammunition, and supplies.
Throughout the day medium bombers and fighters directly support
ground forces on Bataan Peninsula and from Lingayen Gulf area
to Nichols Field.
Twentieth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's complete reconnaissance
mission for Navy covering from 135-OOE to 148-OOE and to 30-OON.
21 other B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's from the Marianas
bomb heavy antiaircraft on Iwo Jima in preparation for amphibious
invasion of the island on
19
February 1945.
Seventh Air Force. 9 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Chichi Jima naval
installations while 19 bomb airfields and defences on Iwo
Jima. During 12-
13
February 1945, 8 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Guam fly
single bomber harassment strikes against both Iwo and Chichi
Jima.
Eleventh Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers cancel cover mission for a naval force
because of weather.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Leatherhead.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit near Clacton.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Beauchamp Roding.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Bayford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Mountnessing.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Great Warley.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Great Totham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Dengie.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Walthamstow.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Hackney.
M381
Minesweeper
Sunk 12 February 1945
Go To: 13th
February
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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