Fourteenth Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers lay mines in Yangtze River. 10
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 5 fighters knock out bridges
at Hankow and Hengyang but fail to hit bridge North of Siaokan.
130 fighter-bombers over areas of South and East China attack
troops, bridges, rail traffic, town areas, and other targets
and generally disrupt Japanese movement and comm.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers again pound bridges along Indochina
coast. Bombers and fighters pound Cagayan Valley targets and
continue support of ground forces on Luzon. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers hit troop concentrations and caves in Bugnay
area. Other B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Oelin and Tabanio
airfields while B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and P-38 Lightning
fighters bomb Sandakan and support ground forces on Tarakan
Island.
Twentieth Air Force. During 13-
14
May 1945, 12 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's drop mines in Shimonoseki Strait.
Seventh Air Force. 10 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Guam bomb underground hangar
on Moen. 9 other heavy bombers strike airfield on Marcus.
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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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