Eighth Air Force. 1,200 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers attack tank plant, main railroad station, marshalling
yards and locomotive shops at Nurnberg, and 13 targets in
the area. 12 fighters groups fly escort and 10 of them later
strafe ground targets. 2 other groups escort Ninth Air Force
medium bombers while another group strafes targets in Meiningen,
Coburg, and Nurnberg areas.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 9th
Bomber Division hits rail overpass and bridges, oil storage
depot, marshalling yards, command centres, and 13 targets
in Germany. Over 1,100 fighters sorties are completed as IX,
XIX, and XXIX Tactical Air Commands escort 9th Bomber Division,
attack railroads, airfield, and other selected targets, fly
armed reconnaissance over wide areas of Germany including
United States First Army area between Duren and Losheim, and
support VIII, XII, and XX Corps along Prum River, the West
wall, and in Saar Mosel triangle.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) night
fighters and A-20 Havoc light bombers on intruder missions
during
20-21
February 1945, continue to attack command and supplies in
Po Valley. Medium bombers, during the day, bomb bridges at
Dogna, Crema, and Romano di Lombardia. Fighter-bombers devote
their main effort to close support of ground forces along
West and Central United States Fifth Army front, and also
hit command to the North of the battle line and in the Po
Valley.
Fifteenth Air Force. During
20-21
February 1945, 1 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers and 13 B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers drop supplies in North Italy. During the day over
500 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers and B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers with fighters escorts bomb Vienna railroad targets
Central yards, South station, and Matzleinsdorf marshalling
yard, marshalling yards at Bruck an der Mur, Wiener Neustadt,
Zeltweg, and Sopron, and shipyards at Trieste and Fiume.
Tenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters provide close support for ground forces
in Namhsan area. 15 support ground forces in Mongmit sector.
100 fighter-bombers strike supply and troop concentrations
and make offensive sweeps of roads along battle line areas.
Transports continue to land men and supplies at forward bases
and drop supplies to front line troops.
Fourteenth Air Force. 21 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, supported by 12 P-51 Mustang
fighter-bombers, pound Taiyuan. 2 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
and 12 P-40 fighters hit Yoyang. About 100 fighter-bombers
on armed reconnaissance attack troops, trucks, horses, railroad
targets, river shipping, and other targets at many locations
throughout South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Japanese positions in hills
West of Fort Stotsenburg. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters pound
Corregidor and strafe Bagae Pilar road and P-40 fighters support
ground forces at Marikina, San Mateo, and on Corregidor. Basco
is hit by B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20 Havoc light bombers,
and P-38 Lightning fighters. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bomb Kudat and Sandakan airfields while A-20 Havoc light bombers
attack Jesselton airfield and town.
Seventh Air Force. 24 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from Saipan hit Pagan with napalm.
P-38 Lightning fighters from Guam escort photo aeroplanes
over Truk and strafe aircraft on Moen and wharf on Falas Island.
3 Guam based B-24 Liberator heavy bombers on armed reconnaissance
flight bomb airfields on Marcus. During 21-
22
February 1945, 6 heavy bombers fly individual snooper raids
from Guam against Chichi Jima.
The last
V-2
rocket was launched from
Peenemünde.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Sidcup.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Beckenham.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Ilford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit South Ockendon.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Ilford.
R418
R-boat
Launched 21 February 1945
Go To: 22nd
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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