Fourteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers continue to lay mines in Yangtze
River. 33 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 16 P-47 Thunderbolt
fighters and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers attack railroad
targets, barracks, Headquarters, bridges, town areas, river
shipping, and targets at or near Kaifeng, Sinyang, Chungsiang,
Chienyangi, Ichang, Chingmen, Yanglowtung, Kiyang, Loyang,
Szeshui, Hsihhsiassuehi, Shanhsien, Neihsiang, Liuehou, Kweiping,
Nanyo, Shihlipu, Hojung, Mingkiang, and Kioshan. 100 fighter-bombers
attack river, road, and rail traffic, troops, gun positions,
and generally harass Japanese movement and supply lines in
South and East China hitting especially targets in Yangehi.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). Nearly 100 United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) P-38 Lightning fighters pound targets in Ipo
Dam area with napalm. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers hit Manggar,
Tondano, and Balikpapan while B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
and P-38 Lightning fighters hit Miri, Brooketon, Bintula Fort
Brook, and a flak ship near Labuan Island. P-38 Lightning
fighters also support ground forces on Tarakan Island. B-24
Liberator heavy bombers bomb Taichu and B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers hit alcohol plants and railroad yards.
Twentieth Air Force. 25 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's mine Shimonoseki Strait
and Maizuru and Miyazu harbours.
Seventh Air Force. 13 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb airfields on Marcus.
11 others sent against Mareus abort because of bad weather.
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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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