Ninth Air Force. Headquarters Ninth Air Force moves from Chantilly
to Bad Kissingen.
Fourteenth Air Force. 11 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 9 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
bomb railroad yards North of Siaokan and damage bridges, strafe
gun positions, and attack general targets around Saiping and
Hwaynan. 30 fighters bomb or strafe bridges near Chihsien
and Fengstun and hit troops, railroad targets, and targets
around Linfen, Laohokow, Changsha, Peking, Kweilin, Dap Cau,
and Thanh Hoa.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
A-20 Havoc light bombers and fighter-bombers blast bridges
in Cagayan Valley. Other fighter-bombers pound Balete Pass
area. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers,
and fighter-bombers hit Labuan supply areas, support troops
on Tarakan, and bomb Kota Waringin and Pontianak airfields,
areas along Belait River, around Brunei, and strike Miri,
Jesselton, Kudat, and Beaufort. Bad weather cancels all missions
against Formosan targets.
Seventh Air Force. 12 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers hit oil storage buildings
on Eten. 36 Ie Shima based P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, sweeping
South part of Kyushu, hit numerous targets with rockets and
machine gun fire, and claim 9 aircraft downed. In the Ryukyus,
Ie Shima based P-47 Thunderbolt fighters patrol over Amami
Gunto, strafing lighthouse and buildings.
Go To: 7th
June
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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