Eighth Air Force. Troop Movement Section is organised at Headquarters
Eighth Air Force under Director of Operations. It is to be
the control unit over all redeployment activities.
Fourteenth Air Force. 9 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers blast Siangtan supply areas.
8 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, supported by 7 P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers, hit railroad targets and other targets around
Sinyang, Kiaotow, Sintsiang, and Chenghsien. About 75 fighter-bombers
and reconnaissance aeroplanes continue harassment of enemy
movement and supply lines throughout South and East China,
escort of C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft transports, and
surveillance of enemy forces.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Taichu and Tainan airfields.
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and fighter-bombers sweep Formosa
hitting numerous targets. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20
Havoc light bombers, and fighter-bombers support ground forces
in North Luzon and pound concentrations in South Luzon. Fighter-bombers
also support ground forces on Negros. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Fort Brook and
Sarawak while B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and P-38 Lightning
fighters attack defences on Tarakan Island.
Twentieth Air Force. Advance air echelon of 509th Composite
Group arrives at North Field on Tinian. The 509th is scheduled
to deliver atomic bomb attacks on Japan. Its Commanding Officer
is Colonel Paul W Tibbets Junior, a pilot with a distinguished
record in the 97th Bomber Group (H) in Europe and North Africa.
During 18-
19
May 1945, 30 B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's mine Shimonoseki
Strait and Tsuruga Harbour.
Seventh Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from Ie Shima make bombing, strafing,
and rocket attacks on radar and ground installations on Kume
Jima in Amami Gunto. Other P-47 Thunderbolt fighters fly heckler
strikes against Kyushu during 18-
19
May 1945.
Eleventh Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb naval, harbour, and airfield
targets in Kataoka. Another B-24 Liberator heavy bombers searches
for enemy radar along the Kuril Islands.
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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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