Fourteenth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-61 Black Widow, night fighters bomb railroad yards
at Sinyang and hit warehouse at Ichang. 100 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers,
P-38 Lightning fighters, and P-40 fighters attack numerous
targets, including rail, road, and river traffic, airfields,
coastal shipping, bridges, storage facilities, and railroad
yards, at many locations over South and East China, especially
in the Paoching area and, to a smaller degree, over Indochina.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers pound Jesselton while B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers over other areas of Netherlands East Indies
(NEI) bomb Amboina and Tolonoeoe Islands. Fighter aircraft
support ground forces in Kiangan area. B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers bomb Itu Aba Island. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
hit Miho and Saeki. Single heavy bombers on armed reconnaissance
hit several targets including Tinghai airfield, Kure harbour,
and Tanega Island.
Eleventh Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers radar bomb Kurabu Cape 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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