Fourteenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and about 100 fighters continue
to disrupt command and supply lines and hinder enemy withdrawal
from numerous locations of South and East China, pounding
town areas, troop concentrations, storage areas, river, road,
and rail traffic and general targets.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). During sweeps over Formosa, United
States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers cause widespread damage hitting
railroad yards, bridges, and alcohol plants. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb airfields at Nanseiho and Matsuyama. Fighters
fly 130 sorties against Ipo Dam area. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb Sepinggang, Manggar, and Sidate airfields.
Twentieth Air Force. Between 0300 and 0600, 457 United States
Army Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's pound
urban area of South Nagoya. 11 others hit targets.
Seventh Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fighters
from Iwo Jima fly 41 effective strike sorties against Atsugi.
Pilots claim 10 parked aircraft destroyed. During 17-
18
May 1945, 2 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of 318th Group, presently
arriving on Ie Shima between
13-
19
May 1945, fly heckling mission over Kyushu the first such
Seventh Air Force mission against Japan.
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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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