Fourteenth Air Force. 10 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 6 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
hit truck convoys around Hengyang and Wuchang, storage on
island near Changsha, locomotive shops at Phu Thuong, and
power plant and railroad targets in Vinh area. 50 P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers, P-38 Lightning fighters, and P-61 Black Widow, night fighters disrupt
enemy movement and general withdrawal in Indochina and South
and East China, attacking river, road, and rail traffic, coastal
shipping, supplies, and other targets.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters attack town of Langkon while B-24
Liberator heavy bombers pound Togian Island. P-38 Lightning
fighters hit targets in South West Celebes. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers hit Itu Aba and West of Palawan for second
consecutive day. A-20 Havoc light bombers and fighter-bombers
support ground action in Kiangan area and in lower Cagayan
Valley. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and fighter-bombers hit
Japanese positions in Marikina and Infanta areas. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb area South of Fabrica.
Twentieth Air Force. The 509th Comp Group begins series of
12 precision attacks over Japan for purpose of familiarising
crews with target area and tactics contemplated for scheduled
atomic bomb missions. The strikes on 20 July 1945,
24
July 1945,
26
July 1945, and
29
July 1945 are mostly against (or near) cities previously
bombed, in the general area of cities chosen for possible
atomic attack, and involve from 2 to 6 aircraft in order to
accustom the Japanese to sight of small formations of B-29
Superfortress heavy bomber's flying at high altitudes.
VII Fighter Command. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighters based on Iwo Jima fly nearly 100 effective sorties
against targets, mainly airfields, at Kamezaki, Meiji, Okazaki,
Nagoya, Kagamigahara, Hamamatsu, and Komaki.
Eleventh Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly the heaviest and most successful
mission of the month, bombing hangars and revetments at Matsuwa
airfield.
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July
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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