Eighth Air Force. 1,007 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers and B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers bomb 6 marshalling yards, a large tank factory, and
a castings plant at Frankfurt Main, Kassel, Munster, Osnabruck,
and Rheine. 5 fighters groups fly close escort and 3 fly area
patrol.
Ninth Air Force. 600 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
medium bombers and light bombers hit 6 marshalling yards,
storage and vehicle depots, ammunition filling plants, and
12 targets as part of interdiction campaign in Germany. Fighters
fly armed reconnaissance, hit special targets, cover Remagen
bridgehead and support United States 9th Infantry and 9th
Armoured Divisions committed there, support 4th Armoured Division
at Mosel bridge at Treis, XX Corps along Mosel and Saar Rivers,
and XVI Corps along the Rhine River near Wesel.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers hit bridges at San Ambrogio di Valpolicella,
San Michele all'Adige, Bozzolo, Santa Margherita d'Adige,
Ora, and Montebello, marshalling yard at Ora, and bridge approach
at Ala. Fighters and fighter-bombers attack bridges, railroads,
vehicles, trains, supply dumps, parked aeroplanes, buildings,
and other targets over wide areas of North Italy, including
Milan, Cittadella, Ala, Santa Margherita d'Adige, La Spezia,
Ghedi, Lecco, and battle area in North Apennines. A-20 Havoc
light bombers, on intruder missions during
8-9
March 1945, bomb river crossings in Po Valley at several locations,
among them Ostiglia, San Benedetto Po, and Borgoforte.
Fifteenth Air Force. 372 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers and B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers, with fighters escorts, bomb marshalling yards at
Graz (2), Klagenfurt, Sankt Stefan, Sankt Paul, and Ljubljana.
River bridges at Sankt Paul are also bombed. 27 P-38 Lightning
fighters bomb Knittelfeld marshalling yard and 13 others strafe
Graz, Maribor railroad lines. Routine supply, reconnaissance,
and escort missions continue.
Tenth Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47
Thunderbolt fighters support elements of Chinese 50th Division
near Mansam. 80 fighter-bombers operating over and behind
enemy lines attack trucks, horses and carts, troops, and artillery
pieces. 568 air supply sorties are flown to forward areas.
Fourteenth Air Force. 32 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, escorted by 5 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers,
bomb railroad yards at Sinsiang. 15 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
and 2 P-40 fighters knock out 2 bridges at Hwaiyuanchen and
East of Jungtse, and hit railroad targets and other targets
at Yehhsien, at Chowkiakow, at Hsuchang, and East of Junan.
50 fighter-bombers on armed reconnaissance attack railroad
targets, river and road traffic, bridges, gun positions, and
troops at several locations, particularly around Kweiyi, Hengyang,
Nanking, and Sinyang.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Zamboanga. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers, in cooperation with torpedo boats, attack
targets on Basilan Island. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers hit
Ipo area, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and fighter-bombers
support ground forces East of Manila Bay, hit Japanese occupied
areas at Mahiga, Lipa Bay, and Ternate, and bomb and strafe
targets on Caballo Island. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, A-20
Havoc light bombers, and fighter-bombers hit bridges at Bayombong,
town of Makati, Cabugao, and Cauayan, San Fernando and Solvec
Cove areas on North West coast, town of Cauayan, and Aparri
airfield. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound dock area at
Takao.
Seventh Air Force. 13 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly daylight strike on
Susaki airfield while 5 more, on single-bomber raids, hit
the airfield during 9-
10
March 1945. 24 Angaur based B-24 Liberator heavy bombers pound
town of Zamboanga.
Eleventh Air Force. 3 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly a negative shipping search.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Kenton.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Marden.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Pitsea.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Greenwich.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Greenwich.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit near Southend.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Thames.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Waltham Holy Cross.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit South Ockendon.
M412
Minesweeper
Sunk 9 March 1945
Meteor
Hospital ship
Sunk 9 March 1945
R289
R-boat
Commissioned 9 March 1945
Go To: 10th
March
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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