Fourteenth Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers knock out bridge South of Yutze
while 4 escorting P-47 Thunderbolt fighters hit nearby antiaircraft
positions and afterwards pound railroad targets at Linfen.
9 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers and 2 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
damage bridge North of Hengyang, hit storage area at Yunganshih,
and attack railroad targets, troops, horses, antiaircraft
positions, and road traffic in Neikiuhsien and Hengyang.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers inflict heavy destruction on
navy yard and dock area at Hong Kong and railroad yards at
Saigon. 2 B-32's bomb airstrip on Batan Island. Numerous fighter-bombers
and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Cagayan Valley targets
while other fighter-bombers support ground forces North of
Baguio and Balete Pass and East of Manila, and yet others
concentrate on Tarakan Island, Brunei Bay area, and coastal
routes in North Borneo.
Seventh Air Force. 12 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound airfield on Marcus.
Eleventh Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers strafe shipping off Paramushiru,
near Arahata Cape, damaging 4 freighters and 2 barges. One
of the B-25 Mitchell medium bombers is shot down.
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June
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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.
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