Eighth Air Force. Approximately 380 United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers drop food
supplies at Schiphol and Alkmaar airfields, Vogelenzang, Hilversum,
and Utrecht.
Ninth Air Force. No operations by United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) 9th Bomber Division and IX and XIX Tactical Air Commands.
XXIX Tactical Air Command flies demonstration mission in Klotze
area.
Twelfth Air Force. General Israel takes command of XXII Tactical
Air Command. Fighters fly reconnaissance over French and Italian
Alps.
Fifteenth Air Force. 9 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters escort Balkan Air Force supply dropping
missions to Yugoslavia.
Fourteenth Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
knock out bridge at Hsihhsiassuchi. 111 fighter-bombers, operating
in flights of 2 to 4 aircraft, attack numerous targets throughout
South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Matsuyama airfield and secondary
nearby targets and later bomb Toshien, Toko, and Kiirun. B-25
Mitchell medium bombers pound town of Mato. A-20 Havoc light
bombers and fighter-bombers fly numerous attack sorties in
support of ground forces in North and South Luzon. Fighter-bombers
fly support missions over Panay Island. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb Kudat and Keningau airfields. P-38 Lightning
fighters hit Ranau and Labuan airstrips while B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers support Australian troops at Tarakan Island.
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Limboeng airfield. B-25
Mitchell medium bombers over Indochina bomb Dong Hoi warehouses.
Seventh Air Force. 18 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from Saipan sweep Truk Atoll, strafing
airfields on Moen, seaplane base at Dublon, and shipping off
Param, off Moen, and between Dublon and Fefan.
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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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