Ninth Air Force. General Sanders becomes Commanding General
9th Air Division.
Fourteenth Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers knock out railroad bridge North
of Anyang. 30 fighter-bombers attack railroad targets, truck
convoys, bridges, and other targets around Anyang, Sichuan,
Kuolueh-chen, Kuantaokou, Luntangpu, Tioupo Tanhokow, Sinsiang,
Nanyang, Kiehsiu, Linfen, Taiyuan, Puchou, and Yutze.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Cagayan Valley targets
including Aparri. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20 Havoc
light bombers, and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers hit numerous
targets throughout the Valley and in North West and South
Luzon, including Vira, Callang, Santa Cruz, Baguio, Balete
Pass, Ipo, and Antipolo areas. Fighter-bombers also support
ground forces on Negros. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-25
Mitchell medium bombers, and P-38 Lightning fighters attack
Fort Brook, Bintula, Tawau, Beaufort, Jesselton, along the
Lawas River, and Malinau.
Twentieth Air Force. During 24-
25
May 1945, 25 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's lay mines in Shimonoseki Strait and at Niigata,
Nanao, and Fushiki.
Seventh Air Force. 26 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound airfield and surrounding
area on Marcus. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters fly heckler strikes
against Kyushu during 24-
25
May 1945.
VII Fighter Command. 120 Iwo Jima based United States Army
Air Force (USAAF) fighters dispatched against Matsudo and
Tokorozawa abort because of weather.
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May
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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