Ninth Air Force. General Kepner takes command of Ninth Air
Force.
Fourteenth Air Force. Bad weather hampers operations. However,
4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers damage Sincheng railroad bridge, 4 B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers and 2 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers bomb Pailochi airfield
and hit trucks in the area, and 7 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
damage 12 locomotives between Taiyuan and Tsinan, destroy
or damage several trucks near Shihkiachwang, and bomb bridge
near Chihsien.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers over Kyushu hit industrial area
near Takanabe, bombing warehouses, factories, railroad bridge,
and marshalling yard. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and P-38
Lightning fighters support ground forces on Luzon, hitting
Japanese forces near Santa Ines, in Butitio area, and near
Mount Obudan. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers support ground
action South of Fabrica. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb
Miti airfield. P-38 Lightning fighters on sweep over Singapore
claim 2 Japanese planes downed.
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August
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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