Eighth Air Force. 850 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers bomb main station and marshalling yard at Nurnberg,
plus 14 targets. Thick cloud en route to target forces about
400 other heavy bombers to abort. Fighters fly 438 effective
support sorties. About half of the escort strafes ground targets.
4 other groups strafe rail and road targets in Nurnberg and
Straubing areas.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) IX Engineer
Command is relieved of its assignment to Ninth Air Force and
assigned to United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF).
(After V-E the command will revert to control of the Ninth.)
Weather grounds 9th Bomber Division. Fighters fly armed reconnaissance
East and West of Rhine River, attack bridge and defended area,
and support United States VIII, XII, and XX Corps in Lichtenborn
area, West of Prum River, and in Saar Mosel triangle.
Twelfth Air Force. Twelfth Air Force loses more units to European
Theatre of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA) as 2 fighters
groups 27th and 86th and an air service group are transferred
to First Tactical Air Force (Provisional). A-20 Havoc light
bombers on night intruder missions during
19-20
February 1945, bomb targets at over 30 points in Central Po
Valley, several rail diversions, and marshalling yards at
Villafranca in Lunigiana, Roncanova, Bovolone, Cerea, Legnago,
Cittadella, Casa di David, Isola della Scala, Castelfranco
Veneto, and Nogara. Fighter-bombers devote main effort to
support United States Fifth Army offensive in Monte Torraccia
area. Medium bombers bomb bridges at Montebello, Chiusaforte,
Salzano, and Calcinato.
Fifteenth Air Force. 520 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, with fighters escort,
and B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Lobau and Schwechat
oil refineries and Vienna, Floridsdorf marshalling yard, steel
works at Kapfenberg, harbour at Pula, and shipyards at Trieste
and Fiume.
Tenth Air Force. 44 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters fly close support strikes in Mongmit
battle sector. 8 support ground forces in Namhsan area. 13
P-38 Lightning fighters severely damage bridge at Mong Long.
Nearly 100 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and P-38 Lightning fighters
pound troop concentrations, supply and ammunition dumps, and
general targets behind enemy lines. Large-scale transport
operations continue.
Fourteenth Air Force. 34 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers pound locomotives, railroad cars,
and other targets at Tsingtao and Puchi. About 30 other fighter-bombers
on armed reconnaissance hit targets mainly rail and river
traffic at scattered locations including Changsha, Lohochai,
Tsingtao, Chukiatsi, North of Lingling, and between Siangsiang
and Siangtan.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb runways and warehouse at
Jesselton airfield. Buildings at Puerto Princesa and underground
installation on Corregidor are pounded. B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers and fighters over Formosa thoroughly blast town of
Choshu, and also hit railroad yards, vehicles, railway rolling
stock, and buildings.
Seventh Air Force. 2 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers on armed reconnaissance
flight bomb Marcus. During 20-
21
February 1945, 7 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flying individual
raids, bomb town of Okimura and airfield on Chichi Jima.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Greenwich.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Poplar.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Mundon.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Earl Stonham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Upminster.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Ilford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Rainham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Waltham Holy Cross.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Highwood.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Woolwich.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Romford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Chingford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Foulness Island.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Barking.
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February
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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