USSR declares war on Japan.
Fourteenth Air Force. 10 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers hit buildings, trucks, river
craft, and other targets in Poaching, Hengyang, and Chuanhsien
areas.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). Okinawa based United States Army
Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers, A-26 Invader light bombers, P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters carry out numerous strikes against
targets on Kyusha. Targets include Usa and TsuiKki airfields,
command and transport targets all over Kyushu, shipping between
Kyusha and Korea, and targets in the Ryukyus, on China coast,
and on Formosa. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters escorting B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber's claim 10 Japanese planes downed. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers bomb Shinchiku airfield. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers on shipping search hit Lolobata airfield. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers support ground forces in Lenatin River Valley
and South Southeast of Mankayan, in Kiangan area, and North
West of Bagabag.
Twentieth Air Force. Shortly before noon, 221 United States
Army Air Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's drop
incendiaries on Yawata. Late in the afternoon about 60 very
heavy bombers bomb aircraft plant and arsenal complex at Tokyo,
while during 8-
9
August 1945, 91 others hit Fukuyama with incendiaries.
VII Fighter Command. 100 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighters from Iwo Jima hit airfields, factory building, barracks,
and rail installation in Osaka area.
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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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