Twelfth Air Force. Organisational charts show great decrease
in July in size of Twelfth Air Force due to redeployment,
transfer, disbandment, and discontinuance of 50 units. Only
5 new units are added to the Twelfth. This leaves 77 assigned
and 3 attached units compared to 122 assigned and 2 attached
the previous month. The Twelfth practically ceases to be a
flying Air Force as only 2 medium bombers groups, a night
fighters squadron, and a reconnaissance group remain as flying
units. The planes from these units are shortly transferred
to Army Air Forces Service Command, Mediterranean Theatre
of Operations (AAFSCMTO).
Fourteenth Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers continue to bomb supply convoys
moving through Siang Chiang Valley. 52 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
and P-61 Black Widow, night fighters over South and East China attack river craft, trucks,
railroad traffic, coastal shipping, ammunition dumps, and
other targets at several locations including areas around
Yanglowtung, Changsha, Siangyin, Hengyang, Hankow, Paoching,
Nanyang, Nanking, Kulo, Hoihow, and Yoyang.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). 80 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Kagoshima railroad
yards and several other targets in the general area including
Sasebo naval base, Yaki-shima, and Nagasaki. A-26 Invader
light bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb Kanoya
and Miyazaki airfields and nearby targets, Sasebo naval base,
Marushima, warehouses at Nagasaki, and a factory and power
plant on Koyagi Island. P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers attack
antiaircraft positions at Moji, blast shipping at Iki Island
and off North West and West coast of Kyushu, hit island West
South West of Sasebo, bomb railroad targets and warehouses
in Izumi area, and in general attack railroad and road net
and other command targets throughout Kyushu. P-61 Black Widow,
night fighters continue harassing missions during the night.
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers over the Ryukyus bomb airstrips
in Miyako Island, and bomb town in Koniya area. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters support ground
action on Luzon, hitting forces in Cagayan Valley and in Cervantes
and Infanta sectors. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound area
South of Fabrica.
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2194 Days Of War.
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