Russian Front. Krasnodar in the Kuban, Shakhty, North of Rostov,
and Krasnoarmeisk and Voroshilovsk in the Ukraine was captured
the Wehrmacht ground forces by Soviet troops.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) heavy
bomber and medium bombers missions are cancelled because of
weather. A-20 Havoc light bombers attack gun installations
West of Station de Sened. Fighters escort A-20 Havoc light
bombers and C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft, and fly routine
patrols.
Tenth Air Force. 7 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers pound Myitnge bridge area but fail
to damage bridge itself. This strike marks first use of 2,000
lb blockbusters in the China-Burma-India (CBI). 12 other B-24
Liberator heavy bombers bomb Mahlwagon marshalling yard and
railway station at Rangoon. 12 P-40 fighters hit barracks
near Lonkin.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers, operating individually, attack sawmill
at Ubili, runway at Cape Gloucester, and harbour and airfield
at Rabaul, and score possible hit on 6,000 ton vessel in Solomon
Sea between New Britain and Bougainville.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters, along with Navy aircraft, attack
Munda area, hitting antiaircraft at Rapa and setting fires
at Kokengolo. B-26 Marauder medium bombers and P-39 fighters
follow with strike on the Munda airfield.
Eleventh Air Force. Weather reconnaissance and attack missions
on Kiska and a fighters patrol over Amchitka are broken off
due to weather.
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February
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
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2194 Days Of War.
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