Joint Chiefs of Staff approve directive for Operation OLYMPIC,
the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, scheduled for
1
November 1945.
Fourteenth Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 2 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
knock out a bridge North of Kioshan, damage another North
of Changtuikuan, and pound railroad targets around Sinyang,
Saiping, Sinantien, Hsuchang, and Chenghsien. 16 fighter-bombers
on armed reconnaissance hit various targets in Anyang, Hantan,
Chenghsien, Kaifeng, Linfen, Shihkiachwang, Sinsiang, Miyanghsien,
Nanyang, Tenghsien, Loning, Sichuan, and Hsuchang areas.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20 Havoc light bombers, and
fighter-bombers fly numerous strikes and ground support missions.
Fighter-bombers also support ground forces on Cebu Island.
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Oelin, Fort Brook, and Tarakan
Island while B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and P-38 Lightning
fighters hit Kudat. P-38 Lightning fighters also support ground
action on Tarakan.
Twentieth Air Force. During 25-
26
May 1945, 464 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's pound urban area of Tokyo immediately South
of the Imperial Palace just North of that bombed on
23-
24
May 1945, including financial, commercial, and governmental
districts as well as factories and homes. 26 B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's are lost on this mission, the highest single
day loss of very heavy bombers during the Second World War.
United States gunners claim 19 fighters destroyed.
VII Fighter Command. By concurrence of Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA), VII Fighter Command, with its
subordinate units, is assigned to operational and administrative
control of Twentieth Air Force. Iwo Jima based fighters fly
73 effective strike sorties against Matsudo and Tokorozawa.
Eleventh Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly a radar ferret mission over
Matsuwa and bomb Tagan Cape area. Another B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers flies armed weather reconnaissance.
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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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