Twelfth Air Force. Major Gustav M Minton Junior, takes command
of XXII Tactical Air Command, which ceases to function. Major
Minton continues in the command until transfer to Army Air
Forces Service Command, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations
(AAFSCMTO) on
12
August 1945.
Fourteenth Air Force. 7 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
damage bridge near Anyang, bomb buildings North of Changsha
and airstrip at Paoching, and hit targets during road and
river sweep from Siangtan to Yoyang. 45 fighters bomb or strafe
numerous targets including troops, river traffic, town areas,
and supplies in South and East China and knock out bridges
at Singtai and Chihsien.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
A-20 Havoc light bombers and fighter-bombers hit personnel
and defensive positions near Infanta, at Mount Mapatad, in
Marikina area, and in other areas in Ipo sector. In the North
fighter-bombers pound numerous Cagayan Valley targets and
support ground forces North of Baguio and East of Manila.
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound Brooketon and Muara. Medium
bombers and fighter-bombers hit Kudat, Fort Brook, Belait.,
Jesselton, and Keningau.
Twentieth Air Force. 409 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's, escorted by VII Fighter
Command P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers, drop incendiary and
high explosive bombs on Osaka, hitting East Central section
of the city which contains industrial and transportation targets
and the Osaka Army Arsenal largest in Japan. Despite being
forced to bomb by radar because of heavy undercast, the B-29
Superfortress heavy bomber's burn out over 2 square miles
of the city, destroying over 55,000 buildings. 26 other B-29
Superfortress heavy bomber's mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters
around Fukuoka and Karatsu.
Seventh Air Force. 24 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Angaur bomb boat repair
basin on Aurapushekaru Island. 20 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
from Ie Shima hit targets radio station, warehouses, freighter,
and motor launches on Kyushu, and claim 5 aircraft downed.
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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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