Fourteenth Air Force. Fourteenth Air Force moves from Kunluing
to Paishiyi.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters cover Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress
heavy bomber strike against Kyushu targets. B-24 Liberator
heavy bombers and A-26 Invader light bombers over Kyushu pound
Tsuiki airfield. Other B-24 Liberator heavy bombers start
fires at Omura. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit bridges and
other targets at Matsubase and Kawaj iri and bomb convoy off
Pusan. Other B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit Chiran and Izumi
airfields. Fighter-bombers attack and considerably damage
command and transportation facilities throughout Kyushu. B-24
Liberator heavy bombers bomb Takno airfield. B-25 Mitchell
medium bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters support ground
forces near Ambuclao, Kiangan, Batangan, Aparri, Malikayan,
Bontoc, and Tabayoc and Palugloko Mountains. In Netherlands
East Indies (NEI) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb area East
of Bandjermasin, and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers hit harbour
at Soerabaja.
Twentieth Air Force. 124 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's, escorted by VII Fighter
Command fighters, bomb naval arsenal at Toyokawa. During 7-
8
August 1945, 29 others drop mines in Shimonoseki Strait, at
Miyazu, Maizuru, Tsuruga, Obama and at Najin. Far East Air
Force (FEAF) P-47 Thunderbolt fighters provide cover.
VII Fighter Command. After escorting United States Army Air
Force (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's on bombing
mission, P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers attack railroad targets
and shipping in and near Magarimatsu, Chofu, Atsugi, and Sagami.
Eleventh Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Kataoka airfield. Antiaircraft
fire damages 2 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.
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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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