Fourteenth Air Force. 21 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers bomb or strafe road, river, and
rail traffic, motor pools, gun positions, and buildings around
Yoyang, Hengyang, Chenghsien, Linfen, and Tsinan, and knock
out bridge South West of Yutze.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighter-bombers hit targets in Infanta area and troop concentrations
in Cagayan Valley and Kiangan area. Ground support strikes
are flown in Cervantes area and East of Manila. Strikes against
Balikpapan area continue by B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hitting oil targets and nearby
airfield at Manggar. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Trombol
airstrip. Other B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb airfields
at Limboeng. P-61 Black Widow, night fighters during
25-26
June 1945, set fires at Ensuiko sugar refinery while B-24
Liberator heavy bombers hit sugar refinery at Tanshi during
the day.
Twentieth Air Force. 450 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's, escorted by VII Fighter
Command P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers, attack aircraft plants
at Kagamigahara, Nagoya, and Akashi, light metals industries
and arsenals at Osaka and Nagoya, oil refinery at Yokkaichi
bombed by 315th Bomber Wing on its first raid on Japan from
Guam, other factories at Nagoya, and several alternate targets
and targets, including city of Tsu. B-29 Superfortress heavy
bomber's claim more than 20 fighters downed.
Seventh Air Force. 1 Guam based United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers attacks heavy antiaircraft
positions on West side of Marcus at dawn.
General
San Martin Hospital ship
Decommissioned 26 June 1945
Go To: 27th
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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