Eighth Air Force. Almost 1,300 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) heavy bombers attack marshalling yards at Dresden,
Chemnitz, Magdeburg, and Hof, road bridge at Wesel, Dulmen
oil depot 2 airfields, 10 town aras, and numerous targets.
16 fighters groups escort heavy bombers or fly area sweeps,
strafe ground targets, and battle over 75 fighters, claiming
20 destroyed.
Ninth Air Force. 600 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
A-20 Havoc light bombers, A-26 Invader light bombers, and B-26 Marauder medium
bombers attack rail bridges, marshalling yard, command centres,
ammunition dump, prime mover depot, and several targets in
Germany in morning and afternoon missions aimed primarily
at obstructing enemy movement and supply. Fighters fly armed
reconnaissance over wide areas of Germany, escort 9th Bomber
Division, attack river traffic, bridges, and other targets,
and support United States Third Army elements East of Our
and Sauer Rivers.
Twelfth Air Force. During
13-14
February 1945, United States Army Air Force (USAAF) A-20 Havoc
light bombers bomb bridge approach at Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
and hit targets in Po Valley. During the day medium bombers
bomb bridges or bridge approaches at San Michele all'Adige,
Tarvisio, Bressanone, and hit guns near Ponte Gardena. Fighters
and fighter-bombers, operating in poor weather, attack mainly
command targets in Po Valley.
Fifteenth Air Force. Over 500 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers bomb Moosbierbaum, Lobau, Vienna, Floridsdorf,
and Schwechat oil refineries in Vienna area, marshalling yards
at Graz, Gleisdorf, Klagenfurt, Villach, Celje, Maribor, and
Zagreb, and several scattered targets. P-38 Lightning fighters
also bomb Moosbierbaum refinery and Maribor marshalling yard.
Other P-38 Lightning fighters and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
escort heavy bombers, fly photo and weather reconnaissance,
and escort reconnaissance missions.
Tenth Air Force. 12 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers attack vehicles along roads from Lashio
to Takaw to Hopong. 7 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters strafe Laihka
airfield. Bad weather cancels other scheduled offensive missions.
Transports continue to operate despite the weather, completing
520 sorties to forward areas.
Fourteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters bomb Kaifeng airfield and P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers hit Shihkiachwang airfield, destroying several
parked aeroplanes. The P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers afterwards
blast 7 locomotives between Puchou and Sinsiang. Other fighters
destroy 7 more locomotives between Sinyang and Hsuchang, bomb
railroad yards at Lohochai, and destroy fuel dump at Hsiangcheng.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers continue to bomb Corregidor,
concentrating on dock area and gun positions. Other B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb Mariveles and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
bomb airfields at Tuguegarao. Medium bombers and fighters
provide excellent support for ground forces, blasting guns
and troops West of Clark Field, North of Marikina airfield,
and North of Montalban. A-20 Havoc light bombers pound general
area of South Bataan. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb barges
at Zamboanga and P-38 Lightning fighters bomb Matina airfield.
Fighters on armed reconnaissance strafe airfields on Negros
and Cebu. A few medium bombers bomb Kagi airfield and nearby
targets.
Twentieth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's from the Marianas again
carry out reconnaissance mission for the Navy, covering area
northward from base line at 28-02N 14555E to 28-44N 148-OOE.
Seventh Air Force. 17 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound defences and radar
and radio installations on Iwo Jima at midday. During 14-
15
February 1945, 5 more heavy bombers, flying individual snooper
missions bomb Iwo Jima airfield and antiaircraft positions
while 4 in separate strikes hit Susaki airfield.
Eleventh Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb and photograph Suribachi
airfield secondary.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Platt.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Farningham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Cranham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Rawreth.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Canvey Island.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Camberwell.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Chislehurst / Sidcup.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Havering.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Havering.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Finsbury.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Mountnessing.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit South Green.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Hammersmith.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Hackney.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Latchingdon / Shoreham.
R417
R-boat
Launched 14 February 1945
Go To: 15th
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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