Fourteenth Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers blast Kaifeng warehouse area,
destroying at least 5 warehouses, while another hits nearby
railroad tracks. Another B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bombs
town of Shanhsien. About 90 fighter-bombers attack river,
road, and rail shipping, troops, supplies and general targets,
continuing the disruption of troop movement and withdrawal
in South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Kiirun harbour. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers sweep West Formosa coast, hitting several targets
including Toyohara, Nisui, and along the Ts'eng-Wen River,
hitting railroad yard, storage facilities, and damaging alcohol
plant on the Ts'eng Wen. Fighters sweep Giran, Tainan, and
Heito areas. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20 Havoc light
bombers, and fighter-bombers support ground forces throughout
Luzon, concentrating in Ipo Dam area. P-38 Lightning fighters
support ground action on Cebu. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bomb Oelin Airfield and, along with P-38 Lightning fighters,
attack targets on Tarakan Island.
Twentieth Air Force. 272 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's bomb city of Hamamatsu.
Eleventh Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers try to bomb Minami Cape radar
installation and cannery on the Naka River. Only one gets
near targets and bombs and strafes the area, while intense
antiaircraft fire and enemy fighters drive off the rest and
down 1 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers . Another is missing and
a third reaches Petropavlovsk.
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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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