Fourteenth Air Force. 8 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 6 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
pound truck convoys in Hengyang area, hit river shipping near
Pakonghow, and damage bridge and storage area and knock out
antiaircraft positions at Puchi. 80 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers,
P-38 Lightning fighters, and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters over
Indochina and South and East China continue to disrupt Japanese
withdrawal, pounding dozens of targets at numerous locations.
15 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers blast Changsha area, destroying
an estimated 28 warehouses and 8 fuel storage buildings.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). 100 Fifth Air Force United States
Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers Hy their
first strike from Okinawa, bombing Chiang Wan airfield North
of Shanghai. Seventh Air Force B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
from Okinawa hit Wusung and Lunghua airfields in the Shanghai
area while A-26 Invader light bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers attack Tachang and Tinghai airfields. Fighter-bombers
hit shipping and targets throughout the general area attacked
by the bombers. Thirteenth Air Force B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers pound Jesselton airfield. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
hit Oelin and Tabanio airfields. Other B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers hit Itu Aba Island. Fifth Air Force FE3s support ground
forces in the Infanta and Leyban areas.
Twentieth Air Force. 570 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's bomb aircraft plants at
Handa, Nagoya, and Takarazuka, arsenal and metals industry
at Osaka, and urban areas of Tsu and Kawana, plus several
targets.
VII Fighter Command. 91 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers, operating out of Iwo Jima, hit
airfields and other tactical targets at Hamamatsu, Suruga
Bay, and other points in Nagoya area.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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