Fourteenth Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
knock out bridge on Pinghan railroad while 4 P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers knock out another Northeast of Kihsien on
Tungpu railroad. 70 other P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers damage
several bridges, hit rail, road and river traffic, supplies,
troops, and general targets throughout South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
A-20 Havoc light bombers and fighter-bombers continue to pound
Luzon, chiefly around Cagayan Valley, Southeast of Aparri,
and around Cervantes. Heavy strikes in Central Cagayan area
are in support of guerilla offensive. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb fortifications and antiaircraft guns at Balikpapan
while B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit North Borneo targets
including Keningau airfield and targets North and North West
of Kudat. Other B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb docks, warehouses,
and railroad yards at Kiirun. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
pound Shoka railroad yards and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
attack antiaircraft positions between Rokko and Toyohara.
2 bridges in Shoka area are destroyed or badly damaged.
Twentieth Air Force. Approximately 480 United States Army
Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's fly incendiary
bombing raids on Toyohashi, Fuknoka, and Shizuoka during 19-
20
June 1945, while 28 others mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters
at Niigata, Miyazu, and Maizuru.
Seventh Air Force. 22 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb airfields on Marcus.
47 Ie Shima based P-47 Thunderbolt fighters bomb airfields
on Tokuno while 16 others patrol uneventfully over Amami-O-Shima.
VII Fighter Command. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighters dispatched from Iwo Jima against Kagamigahara airfield
and Meiji abort because of bad weather.
Eleventh Air Force. In a coordinated shipping search, a United
States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
flies theatres longest mission, a 2,700 mile round-trip lasting
15 1/2 hours and flying as far as Uruppu Island. Turning North
the B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bombs a small convoy 25 miles
South West of Shimushu Bay, sinks vessel, heavily damages
another, and sets 2 more afire. Another B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bombs and photographs Matsuwa Island. 4 B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers break off a shipping sweep due to presence
of fighters.
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2194 Days Of War.
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