USAAF CHRONOLOGY 1944

JANUARY - MARCH 1944

APRIL - JUNE 1944

JULY - SEPTEMBER 1944

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1944

 

7/1/44 Eighth AF 325 HBs are dispatched to bomb 14 V-weapon sites in N France but are recalled because of clouds.

Recall messages by mistake are not sent to 3 sqs; 2 of these abort on decision of sq leaders; the other continues on mission and 9 of its planes bomb a V-weapon site at Mont Louis Ferme. P-51's, relieved of escort duty by recall of HBs, claim 5 aircraft destroyed in aerial engagements.

7/1/44 Ninth AF IX ADC is activated in UK by Ninth AF to provide air defense behind the advancing Allied ground forces in N Europe. CG is Gen Richardson. Weather prevents operations by IX BC. 47 ftrs escort TCs and fly sweeps in Vire area where about 20 ftrs bomb tac tgts.

7/1/44 Twelfth AF LBs and MBs hit fuel dumps, rail bridges, viaducts, and docks in NC Italy. FBs concentrate on road and rail bridges behind battle area, destroy several ftrs in combat over Reggio Emilia A/F, and hit guns S of Carsoli.

7/1/44 Tenth AF 8 P-40's fly ground spt missions in Myitkyina area. 2 B-25's bomb rail tgts at Mohnyin and Naba.

7/1/44 Fourteenth AF B-25's and FBs again pound tgts throughout Tungting Lake region. River shipping is attacked on large scale at numerous locations and 250-300 trucks are strafed between Tungcheng and Pingkiang.

Hengyang A/F is bombed as are towns of Pingkiang, Hengshan, Liling, and Yuhsien. Pontoon bridge and Japanese positions at Leiyang are also hit. B-24's lay mines in river at Canton during the night.

7/1/44 FEAF B-24's bomb A/F at Namlea and hit shipping throughout the Amboina-Ceram-Boeroe area. Other B- 24's, B-25's, A-20's and FBs hit A/F, AA guns, bivouacs, supplies, and Japanese defenses on Noemfoor I in preparation for Allied landings on 2 Jul. A/F at Manokwari is also bombed. Bmrs and ftrs continue to pound Wewak coastal area; many of the strikes are in conjunction with Navy PT boats. A few B-24's on armed rcn bomb tgts on Yap and Peleliu.

7/1/44 Seventh AF P-47's fly bombing and strafing missions over Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, hit Truk during 1/2 Jul and follow up with another raid during the day. Makin-based B-25's bomb Ponape.

7/1/44 Eleventh AF At dawn 4 B-24's radar-bomb southern Shimushu and Kurabu Cape A/F through overcast.

7/2/44 Eighth AF 280 HBs attack 13 V-weapon sites in Pas de Calais area. 41 P-51's, temporarily in Italy while en route from USSR to UK during shuttle mission, join Fifteenth AF ftrs in escorting Fifteenth AF HBs against tgts in Budapest area, claiming 9 aircraft destroyed and suffering 4 losses.

7/2/44 Ninth AF All IX BC missions cancelled due to bad weather. Ftrs of 7 gps of IX TAC fly interception missions in Caen area and cover over beach area, attack rail lines along the Loire, and hit a HQ and supply dumps and strongpoints near La Haye-du-Puits.

7/2/44 Twelfth AF MBs and LBs continue to pound enemy comm lines N of battle area (mainly along and N of Pisa- Florence line) and hit several fuel dumps with good results. FBs are active against motor transport and bridges immediately N of battleline.

7/2/44 Tenth AF 7 P-40's continue spt of ground forces in Myitkyina area. 2 B-25's hit railroad tracks at Pinwe and Katha.

7/2/44 Fourteenth AF 11 B-25's and 42 FBs again attack river shipping, compounds, and troop concentrations in Tungting Lake region. Also town of Hengshan is bombed. B-25's and P-51's pound A/F and town area at Lupao.

7/2/44 FEAF B-24's, B-25's, and A-20's, and FBs, along with naval guns, bombard Kamiri area of Noemfoor I, after which Allied amphibious forces land with little opposition and secure beachhead. Other B-25's attack barges near Manokwari.

7/2/44 Seventh AF P-47's on Saipan bomb and strafe forces on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

7/3/44 Eighth AF 55 B-17's in Italy on USSR shuttle mission join Fifteenth AF HBs in bombing M/Ys at Arad. 38 P-51's of VIII FC, also on shuttle run, fly escort on the mission.

7/3/44 Ninth AF Nearly 275 ftrs strafe and bomb strongpoints, gun positions, fuel dump, comm lines, bridges, and patrol beach in vicinity of Lessay and Periers, S of US First Army's adv.

7/3/44 Twelfth AF B-26's and A-20's pound enemy fuel dumps while B-25's hit bridges tunnels, and viaducts at Pietrasanta, Canneto sull'Oglio and Saviano, and fuel storage tanks in Pontelagoscuro area. FBs blast motor transport and bridges in battle area as US Fifth Army begins drive on Leghorn. Vehicle park, ammo dump, and a barge are also hit.

7/3/44 Fifteenth AF More than 600 B-24's and B-17's attack oil storage, oil refinery, and locomotive works at Bucharest, oil storage at Giurgiu, railroad tgts at Turnu-Severin, bridge at Piatra, M/Ys at Arad and Timisoara, bridge at Szeged, and oil storage at Belgrade. Ftrs fly over 250 sorties in spt of missions.

7/3/44 Tenth AF 20-plus FBs spt ground forces in Myitkyina area, which also is covered by 10-plane combat patrol.

7/3/44 Fourteenth AF In Tungting Lake area 4 B-24's bomb Yoyang railroad yards. B-25's and P-40's pound river shipping, bridges, gun sites, compounds, and villages at several locations, including Leiyang, Ssutang, Yungfengshih, and Tsungyang. B-25's drop ammo to Chinese ground forces at Hengyang. P-40's damage bridge at Phu Lang Thuong and hit nearby T/Os.

7/3/44 FEAF P-38's and B-25's hit personnel and supply areas S of Kamiri and spt invading ground forces as they push E along N coast of Noemfoor I. Efman I, Manokwari, and Biak I are attacked by B-24's, A-20's, and ftrs. Wewak coastal area continues under sustained air attack as Allied airplanes pound tgts including forces at Brandi Plantation and supplies and a bridge near But. HBs hit airstrips, AA positions, and T/Os in Yap group, at Woleai, and at Peleliu. Larat and Saumlakki are also bombed.

7/3/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to hit troops remaining on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, bomb Truk.

7/4/44 Eighth AF 256 HBs attack 7 A/Fs N and W of Paris, plus several T/Os. Bad weather and mechanical failures cause over 350 others to abort. VIII FC flies 594 sorties during HB escort and strafing assignments against transportation tgts.

7/4/44 Ninth AF Although bad weather curtails bmr operations, 95 B-26's and A-20's bomb rail bridge at Oissel and strongly defended positions N of Anneville-sur-Mer, using Pathfinder technique. More than 900 ftrs strafe and bomb numerous tgts in France including troop concentrations, gun positions, rail lines, M/Ys, tunnel, radio station, bridges, highways, and a cmd post. Ftrs also fly escort and cover beach and assault areas.

7/4/44 Twelfth AF Weather cancels LB and MB operations. FB operations are greatly reduced but attacks are made on bridges, rail lines, roads, and guns in and N of battle area as US Fifth Army elements clear parts of Rosignano, overrun Mount Vitalba and area to its E, and push into Casole d'Elsa.

7/4/44 Fifteenth AF 250-plus B-17's and B-24's bomb bridge and railroad repair works at Pitesti and oil refinery at Brasov.

350-plus ftrs escort HBs and carry out sweeps in tgt area. Claims of enemy ftrs destroyed total 17. 1 ftr gp strafes 2 landing grounds and a troop train in Yugoslavia on return trip to base.

7/4/44 Tenth AF 30-plus P-40's continue spt of ground forces near Myitkyina. 20-plus P-47's and P-51's fly offensive sweep over Lashio area, patrol Mogaung area, and bomb T/Os at Taungni, Nampadaung, and Mogaung. 4 B-25's hit bridges and railroad tracks in Hopin and Naba areas.

7/4/44 Fourteenth AF 38 MBs and 74 FBs pound tgts throughout Tungting Lake-Yangtze R region and in Yellow R and Canton areas. River shipping is hit hard, particularly along Siang-Chiang R. Troop concentrations, road traffic, and general T/Os are hit at many locations. Towns bombed include Shasi, Lukou, Yungfengshih, Liling, Siangtan, and Yuhsien. A/F at Hengyang is bombed and supplies are dropped to Chinese troops in the area. A/Fs and warehouses in Canton area are bombed and T/Os at Linfen, Wenhsi, and Puchou in Yellow R region are strafed.

7/4/44 FEAF A-20's continue spt of Allied ground forces pushing E and SE from Kamiri A/F area of Noemfoor I and taking Kamiri village and Kornasoren A/F. P-47's strafe T/Os at nearby Biak I while B-24's bomb A/F at Efman I. Other aircraft bomb and strafe troops E of Maffin Bay. Personnel areas at But and Dagua and barges at Wewak Pt are also attacked. B-24's hit shipping and A/Fs in Amboina-Ceram area. B- 24's bomb Yap and hit airstrips on Woleai, Sorol, and Peleliu.

7/4/44 Seventh AF P-47's on Saipan continue FB operations against forces on Saipan, Tinian, Aguijan and Rota Is. B- 24's, staging through Eniwetok, pound Truk.

7/5/44 Eighth AF 233 HBs attack 3 A/Fs in the Netherlands and 2 in Belgium, a factory near Mol, and 3 V-weapon supply sites in France. 184 ftrs fly sorties in spt of the HBs. 70 B-17's on shuttle mission (UK-USSR-Italy UK) attack M/Y at Beziers (with Fifteenth AF B-24's) while on last leg from Italy to UK. 42 VIII FC P- 51's return to UK with the B-17's. (Of the 11 P-51's remaining in Italy, 10 return to UK the following day and the last several days later.)" 7/5/44 Ninth AF About 180 MBs and LBs bomb bridges at Caen and also rail sidings, tracks, and rolling stock. In the afternoon 4 NOBALL HQ are hit. 600-plus ftrs escort IX BC, carry out armed rcn of comm and enemy movements, attack rail lines, rolling stock, M/Ys, bridges, supply dumps, and cover beach area.

7/5/44 Twelfth AF B-25's bomb Villafranca di Verona M/Y, Aulla railroad bridge, and Ostiglia fuel dumps while A-20's blast supply dump and rail lines. FBs hit tracks, bridges, roads, and other tgts in battle area as US Fifth Army continues fierce fighting around Rosignano.

7/5/44 Fifteenth AF Almost 500 B-17's and B-24's bomb Montpellier and Beziers M/Ys and Toulon submarine pens and harbor installations. Close to 200 ftr sorties are flown in spt of the missions.

7/5/44 Tenth AF 20-plus P-40's and A-36's continue spt in Myitkyina sector while 12 other airplanes fly armed rcn in same area. 20-plus other P-40's, P-51's, and A-36's hit T/Os in areas around Hopin, Namma, and Naungtalaw. The town area of Naungtalaw also is pounded by 11 B-25's.

7/5/44 Fourteenth AF 136 FBs and 64 MBs attack tgts throughout Tungting Lake area. Tgts include river shipping, warehouses, troops, arty, trucks, and other T/Os at Liling, Lukou, Pingkiang, Yungfengshih, Siangyin, and Chuting. Hengyang A/F is bombed, and supplies are dropped to Chinese forces in the vicinity. In Salween area 40 transports drop supplies to Chinese forces on battleline, and 4 FBs pound town and vicinity of Tengchung. 22 B-24's bomb supply and ammo depot at Canton. 6 MBs attack A/Fs in the area. 5 B-24's lay mines in Shanghai harbor.

7/5/44 FEAF In area around Wewak A-20's and FBs hit dumps at Dagua and attack barges during 4/5 Jul. B-24's bomb airstrips and AA guns at Yap and Woleai; Sorol and Paliau I are also hit. Light strikes are flown in spt of troops on Noemfoor I and against barges, A/Fs, and troop concentrations at Efman and Biak Is and at Moemi, Manokwari, and in Wakde area.

7/5/44 Seventh AF P-47's fly FB operations over Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.

7/6/44 Eighth AF 231 B-24's bomb dock area at Kiel during morning while 687 HBs bomb 18 V-weapon sites, 7 A/Fs, a M/Y and a highway intersection. 3 HBs and 2 ftrs are lost. In the late afternoon 220 HBs strike 6 Vweapon sites and supply installations, 3 railroad bridges, a highway bridge, and an A/F in N France.

471 ftrs escort the HBs. Afterwards a sq of P-47's dive-bombs 3 A/Fs in Conches area. No aircraft are lost on afternoon mission.

7/6/44 Ninth AF During the morning around 500 B-26's and A-20's bomb bridges and rail lines at 8 locations in France.

In afternoon 5 tgts are attacked, including bridges, fuel dumps, railroad tracks, and V-weapon location.

Over 15 ftr gps escort bmrs, fly armed rcn of rail lines, roads, and M/Ys, damaging or destroying tracks, trains, tunnel, building, and supply dump. Ftrs also cover beach and bomb and strafe troop concentrations and gun positions.

7/6/44 Twelfth AF A-20's hit ammo ship at La Spezia during 5/6 Jul and continue attacks on fuel supplies during the day.

MBs again hit comm, concentrating on bridges N of battleline, and attack enemy warehouses and HQ.

FBs hit rail lines (with especially good results between Viareggio and Massa Lombarda ) and damage several bridges just N of battle area as US Fifth Army continues clearing Rosignano and takes Castellina Marittima and Mount Vaso.

7/6/44 Fifteenth AF 530-plus B-17's and B-24's attack Verona M/Y, Bergamo steel works, Avisio viaduct, Tagliamento- Casarsa della Delizia railroad bridge, Aviano oil and gasoline storage, Porto Marghera oil storage, and Trieste oil refinery. P-51's and P-38's provide escort.

7/6/44 Tenth AF 12 P-40's attack bridge near Myitkyina while 40-plus others spt ground forces in the area. Several other P-40's attack Maingna, barracks at Sahmaw, train at Taungni, and troops at Sakangyi. 6 B-25's bomb Maingna and 2 hit Mohnyin.

7/6/44 Fourteenth AF B-25's, P-40's, and P-51's continue to pound river shipping, bridges, troop concentrations, road traffic, and general T/Os throughout wide area around Tungting Lake and along the Yangtze. Hit particularly hard are town area and supply depot at Sinshih. B-25's near Burma border cause considerable damage at Tengchung and drop supplies to Chinese ground forces on Salween front, and during 6/7 Jul bomb Tien Ho A/F at Canton.

7/6/44 FEAF B-25's, A-20's, and FBs continue to pound Wewak area, concentrating on troops S of Matapau. B-25's and FBs sweep N coast of Vogelkop Peninsula and offshore islands, hitting T/Os. Other FBs hit Manokwari area and buildings at Ransiki, Moari, and Oransbari. A/Fs, gun positions, comm tgts, and supply dumps in area around Babo are hit by B-24's, A-26's, A-20's, and P-38's. B-24's bomb town and warehouse area of Yap and a few hit A/F at Woleai.

7/6/44 Twentieth AF Gen Saunders becomes CG XX BC.

7/6/44 Seventh AF P-47's bomb and strafe forces on Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, pound Truk during 5/6 Jul and follow with another raid during the day. B-25's, based at Makin, hit Nauru.

7/7/44 Eighth AF Over 1,000 HBs attack 3 synthetic oil plants, 8 aircraft assembly plants and engine works, 2 A/Fs and an equipment depot, 2 M/Ys a railway station, railway repair shops, and city of Hameln, all in Germany. 37 HBs are lost during the day's operations, 649 ftrs escort HBs. 42 P-38's and 124 P-47's make strafing attacks, destroying parked aircraft, locomotives, and rolling stock. Ftrs claim 77 aircraft destroyed in aerial combat and 4 on ground. 6 ftrs are lost.

7/7/44 Ninth AF 100-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb rail bridge near Tours, and T/Os in Lisieux and Beuzeville areas.

Over 500 ftrs fly escort and area cover, carry out armed rcn of comm and troop activity, and bomb railroads, rolling stock, M/Ys, ammo dumps, and bridges in front-line areas and wide areas of W France.

7/7/44 Twelfth AF During 6/7 Jul A-20's bomb La Spezia harbor and motor transport in the area, and resume attack on fuel supplies during the day. B-26's and B-25's score direct hits on railway bridges at Reggio Emilia, and over the Fratta R and possible hits on Santa Maria di Mugnano bridge and 2 other bridges in the area; they also hit Collecchio fuel dump, causing many fires and explosions. FBs attack Ferrara A/F, town of Empoli, and rail lines, bridges, fuel and ammo dumps, motor transport, and numerous other tgts in battle area as US Fifth Army forces complete clearing of Rosignano.

7/7/44 Fifteenth AF 560-plus B-24's and B-17's bomb 2 synthetic oil plants at Blechhammer, synthetic oil and coking plant at Odertal, and Zagreb A/F and M/Y. HBs and ftr escorts claim more than 50 aircraft shot down during fierce battle with 275-300 ftrs mainly in Vienna-Budapest area. 18 US aircraft are listed as destroyed and a larger number missing.

7/7/44 Tenth AF 20 FBs hit T/Os at Okkyin and Namkwin and strafe trucks near Myitkyina. 4 B-25's attack bridges and railroad tracks at Hopin and Naba.

7/7/44 Fourteenth AF In Tungting Lake area B-25's and FBs hit Yoyang, Siangtan, Liling, and Yungfengshih, strafe cav forces N of Yuhsien, hit river shipping, troops, and pontoon bridge at Siangsiang, attack compounds in Leiyang area, and bomb storage at Shihshow. 10 mi E of Ichang on the Yangtze P-40's thoroughly blast Japanese post. B-25's and P-51's bomb Tien Ho and White Cloud A/Fs and pound town of Tsingyun.

7/7/44 FEAF B-24's and A-20's bomb Moemi and Nabire A/Fs; supply dumps along Wiske R are also attacked. A few FBs and RAAF aircraft attack barges, gun positions, and troops along coast in Wewak area. B- 24's bomb Yap, Sorol I radio station, and runway on Woleai.

7/7/44 Twentieth AF 14 B-29's, operating out of Chengtu during 7/8 Jul, bomb Sasebo, Omura, and Tobata (most of the planes hitting Sasebo area). 3 others attack secondary and last resort tgts at Laoyao and in Hankow area.

7/7/44 Seventh AF P-61's carry out interceptor missions over Guam, Saipan, and Rota during 6/7 Jul.

7/8/44 Eighth AF 467 HBs, operating in 4 forces, bomb 13 railroad facilities (bridges, junctions, sidings, lines, viaducts, and embankments), 3 M/Ys, a highway junction, 5 A/Fs, and 10 V-weapon installations, all in France.

Nearly 450 others are forced to abort, mainly because of very heavy cloud conditions. 9 HBs are lost.

14 ftr gps spt day's operations. 596 ftrs complete sorties, claiming 20 aircraft, 15 locomotives, and several railroad cars and road vehicles destroyed by strafing and bombing. 1 ftr is lost.

7/8/44 Ninth AF About 280 MBs and LBs bomb V-weapon HQ at Chateau-deRibeaucourt, numerous strongpoints in Caen battle area, rail bridges at Mantes-La-Jolie, Saumur, Nogent-leRoi, and Caen and (late in evening) fuel dumps in Rennes and bridge at Nantes. Ftrs escort the bmrs and fly armed rcn throughout wide areas of France, concentrating on front-line area. Tgts hit include M/Ys, bridges, ammo and supply dumps, troop concentrations and tanks.

7/8/44 Twelfth AF During 7/8 Jul A-20's bomb areas in or near Empoli, Agliana, and Lucca, and hit fuel dumps the following day. MBs pound M/Ys at Novi Ligure, Piacenza, Mantua, and Ferrara and tracks near Parma.

FBs again blast railroads, roads, and bridges N of battleline, which is advancing N from above Cecina toward Leghorn.

7/8/44 Fifteenth AF 520-plus HBs attack tgts in Vienna area, bombing refineries at Vosendorf and Korneuburg, A/F at Zwolfaxing, Markersdorf, and Munchendorf, and M/Y and oil storage at Vienna/Floridsdorf, and A/F at Veszprem. Ftrs fly well over 200 sorties in spt of HB missions which are opposed by more than 100 ftrs. 14 US aircraft are lost. HBs and ftrs claim more than 50 ftrs shot down.

7/8/44 Tenth AF 30-plus A-36's and P-40's hit bridge at Myitkyina and spt ground forces in the area. 12 B-25's also pound Myitkyina.

7/8/44 Fourteenth AF MBs and FBs fly nearly 100 sorties against tgts in Tungting Lake area. River shipping is hit hard throughout the whole lake area. Trucks, bridges, warehouses, supply dumps, troop concentrations, Japanese posts, and T/Os are attacked at Sinshih, Sinyang, Leiyang, Liling, Chuchou, Puchi, Siangsiang, and Yuhsien. 18 B-24's bomb military area near Canton, and 37 P-40's attack Japaneseheld villages and river shipping NW of Canton. In Indochina 10 P-40's hit shipping all along coast while 5 B-26's knock out 2 bridges at Cam Lo. 20 Japanese airplanes bomb Suichwan A/F, rendering it temporarily unusable. Enemy airplanes also damage Kanchou A/F.

7/8/44 FEAF MBs and FBs hit fuel dumps, barges, villages, and various other tgts at Babo, Fak Fak, Sagan, Kokas, at mouth of Maroe R, along Cape Kariensore, and W of Namber. B-25's, A-20's, FBs and a few HBs attack Woleai, hitting barges, gun positions, and comm tgts.

7/8/44 Seventh AF P-47's fly FB operations against troops on Saipan, Pagan, and Tinian. During 7/8 Jul B-24's stage through Eniwetok and bomb Truk. More B-24's follow with another raid during the day.

7/9/44 Eighth AF During morning mission 140 B-17's bomb 2 railroad bridges, a railroad viaduct, a road bridge, and an A/F in France. 1 HB and 2 supporting ftrs are lost. Later, 24 B-17's and 35 B-24's bomb 3 CROSSBOW installations and 2 A/Fs in France; bad weather causes over 100 other HBs to abort. 168 ftrs escort the HBs. 1 P-47 gp afterwards joins RAF Spitfires in aerial battle against 15 Me 109's. The P- 47's claim 5 ftrs destroyed against no losses; Spitfires down 6 Germans.

7/9/44 Ninth AF Of more than 250 MBs and LBs dispatched, about 60 bomb tgts in France; bad weather prevents others from bombing. Tgts hit are rail bridge, crossing, overpass and highway bridge at Ablis, Orleans, Vendome, and Montfort-sur-Risle. Ftrs escort IX BC, provide area cover over battle area, and bomb and strafe gun positions, vehicles, rail cars, bridges, and tanks.

7/9/44 Twelfth AF Weather greatly curtails operations. FBs attack rail lines between Empoli and Montelupo Fiorentino with good results. Other tgts include roads, bridges and gun positions.

7/9/44 Fifteenth AF In the Fifteenth's first Pathfinder-led mission, 222 B-17's and B-24's bomb Xenia and Concordia Vega oil refineries at Ploesti. P-38's and P-51's fly escort. Other P-51's sweep Ploesti area during the attacks. HBs and ftrs claim destruction of 14 of the 40-50 opposing ftrs. 6 US aircraft are shot down.

7/9/44 Tenth AF 60-plus A-36's, P-51's, P-47's, and P-40's spt ground forces and hit bridge in Myitkyina area, strafe gun positions at Shwebo and tgts along the Irrawaddy in Katha area, and attack T/Os in areas around Loilaw, Hopin, Mohnyin, Maingna, Anisakan, and Onbauk. 19 B-25's hit storage sheds at Waingmaw and railroads and bridges at Mohnyin, Naba, and Hopin.

7/9/44 Fourteenth AF 40 P-40's and 8 B-25's hit town area, trucks, and supply sampans at Shayang and damage tunnel entrances and highway bridge at Sinyang. 5 B-25's bomb power plant and building area at Tinh Soc.

7/9/44 FEAF A-20's and FBs pound shipping, A/Fs, troops, and other tgts at Babo, Manokwari, Efman, Biak and various points along coastline of Geelvink Bay. B-25's and FBs sink a 3,000-ton vessel and several barges around Halmahera I. Dumps at Marubian, Kairiru, and Niap and bridge at But are bombed by B-25's, A-20's, and FBs. B-24's bomb Namlea A/F and attack Yap and Woleai.

7/9/44 Seventh AF P-47's hit remnants of Japanese forces on Saipan and Tinian, as organized resistance on Saipan ends. Saipan will become a base from which B-29's will bomb Japan. Makinbased B-25's bomb Jaluit.

7/10/44 Ninth AF Ftrs bomb and strafe gun positions, bridges, rail overpass, inf concentrations, and highway junctions, and cover battle area.

7/10/44 Twelfth AF MBs successfully hit M/Ys, railroad bridges, and viaducts in NC Italy. Weather restricts FBs and ftrs but several tgts are hit, including A/F at Modena and scattered gun positions, rail lines, and roads.

7/10/44 Tenth AF 24 P-40's and P-51's spt ground forces at Myitkyina. 20-plus A-36's P-51's, P-47's, and P-40's hit Mogaung, buildings and boxcars at Mohnyin, trucks at Sahmaw, factory at Loiwing, and Punga pagoda.

Railroad supply area at Mohnyin is bombed by 6 B-25's.

7/10/44 Fourteenth AF 70 P-40's and 6 B-25's hit river shipping between Siangtan and Siangsiang, between Changsha and Chuchou, and N of Hengyang; strafe and bomb posts and trucks in Pingkiang, Tungcheng, and Tsungyang areas and in Changsha-Kweilin area; and bomb A/Fs at Hankow and Wuchang.

7/10/44 FEAF B-24's attack Laha, Namlea, and T/Os in Boeroe-Ceram-Amboina area. A-20's, FBs, and a B-25 hit troops, villages, and barges in Wewak area. B-24's bomb A/Fs and town areas at Yap, Gagil-Tomil I and Sorol. Operations also include smallscale strikes in Wakde area and snooper and armed rcn missions over the Carolines.

7/10/44 Seventh AF P-47's hit troops and gun positions on Tinian. B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, pound Truk during 9/10 Jul and again during the day.

7/11/44 International Roosevelt announces that US will recognize French Committee of National Liberation as defacto administrative authority in France.

7/11/44 Eighth AF 969 HBs attack Munich while 38 others bomb Augsburg and M/Ys at Eppingen. Ftrs fly 762 sorties in spt. Overcast hinders strafing attacks but ftrs manage to destroy a parked airplane and a locomotive, and hit Worms M/Y. 20 HBs and 4 ftrs fail to return to base.

7/11/44 Ninth AF A-20's and B-26's strike fuel dumps at Foret d'Andaine, Chateau-de-Tertu, Flers, and Foret d' Ecouves; NOBALL sites at Chateau d'Helicourt and Chateau d'Ansenne; and a rail bridge at Bourth.

Ftrs escort IX BC, patrol battle area, and attack trains, gun positions, ammo dumps, and other tgts in areas around Lessay, Periers, Saint-Lo, Lonrai, Tours and Folligny.

7/11/44 Twelfth AF Weather again hampers operations. MBs attack M/Y at Alessandria, hit approach to railroad bridge at Chiavari, and score near misses on other bridges. FBs hit A/F at Rimini and attack fuel dumps, rail lines, gun positions, bridges, and T/Os N of battleline as US Fifth Army engages in hard fighting in Pastina and Laiatico area.

7/11/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather curtails HB effort. The only tgt attacked is Toulon harbor, where 87 B-24's hit jetties, oil stores, nearby telegraph cable factory, barracks, repair shops, adjoining M/Y, and submarines in drydock.

7/11/44 Tenth AF 70-plus FBs pound barracks at Myitkyina, bridges at Nam kwin and Mohnyin, A/F at Lashio, and T/Os at several other locations, including Nanyinbya, Indaw, Katha, Bhamo, and Anisakan-Shwebo area. 11 B-25's hit bridges at Hsenwi.

7/11/44 Fourteenth AF 28 B-24's bomb storage base at Sinshih. 24 P-40's hit river traffic at Hengyang and E of Siangsiang.

22 other P-40's attack town of Hengyang, hitting Japanese occupied buildings and a bridge. 33 more P-40's attack villages, road traffic, and T/Os at Leiyang and from Chuchou to Hengyang to Yungfengshih. 3 B-25's bomb Liling and Yuhsien. 14 P-51's bomb town of Pakmoi Hu and hit gun positions at Lupao. 8 B-25's pound railroad yards at Sinyang. 12 B-25's and 14 FBs bomb Mangshih on Burma Road and spt Chinese ground forces between Tengchung and Lungling.

7/11/44 FEAF B-24's pound A/F at Babo while A-20's hit supply dumps at Kokas. B-25's bomb A/Fs at Manokwari, Waren, and Moemi during the night. A-20's, MBs, and FBs spt ground forces in Sarmi-Sawar area and bomb A/Fs, shipping, and various occupied areas and installations on Halmahera, in Schouten Is, on Boeroe, and the Palau group, and at Woleai.

7/11/44 Seventh AF P-47's pound forces on Tinian and Pagan.

7/12/44 Eighth AF 131 B-24's, with escort by 144 RAF Spitfires, are dispatched against 10 V-weapon sites in Rouen area but abort because of thick blanket of low cloud over tgt area. 1,117 HBs bomb M/Ys, aero engine plant, and A/F at Munich. 754 ftrs spt the HBs. 24 HBs are lost, 13 to AA fire and the rest to accidents and unknown causes.

7/12/44 Ninth AF Over 300 MBs and LBs fly morning and afternoon missions against fuel dumps at Foret d'Andaine and Foret d'Ecouves, military concentrations at Foret de Cinglais, rail bridges at Merey, Cinq Mars-la-Pile, Saumur, Nantes, and Nogent-le-Roi, and other rail and road tgts. Ftrs furnish escort, cover battle area, and fly armed rcn over wide areas, attacking rail lines S and W of Rambouillet, bridges and fuel dump in Nantes vicinity, trains and military transport at Vitry-le-Francois, and grounded airplanes S of Chateaubriant, bridges at Craon, Le Mans, Pontorson, Mayenne, S of Rennes, N of Angers, and Tours, rail traffic S of Fougeres, and inf and arty positions near Periers.

7/12/44 Twelfth AF A-20's bomb scattered motor transport in Florence-Leghorn area during 11/12 Jul. MBs begin air offensive (MALLORY MAJOR) against road and rail bridges over the Pa R during the day. A-20's continue attacking ammo supplies. FBs hit barges and small boats on Arno R and attack roads, ammo dumps, gun positions, tracks, vehicles, and a number of other tgts in that general area N of battleline.

7/12/44 Fifteenth AF More than 420 B-24's attack tgts in SE France, scoring numerous hits on Nimes and Miramas M/Ys and cutting rail lines at Theoule-sur-Mer bridge and Var R bridge in Provence. Around 50 enemy ftrs oppose the missions. HBs and escorting ftrs claim 14 shot down. 7 US aircraft are lost.

7/12/44 Tenth AF 44 P-40's spt ground forces in Myitkyina area. 28 P-51's and P-47's hit bridge and other tgts in Hopin, bomb Maingna pagoda, and hit Alanbo and Tagwin areas. 13 B-25's bomb bridges at Mongyin and hit T/Os in Myitkyina area.

7/12/44 Fourteenth AF 60-plus P-40's hit towns of Liling and Yuhsien, river shipping at Hengyang, troop concentrations at Leiyang and near Yuhsien, A/F at Siangtan, and fuel dumps NW of Changsha. 34 P-51's bomb Tsingyun and pound Japanese concentrations at Lienchiangkou. 11 P-40's bomb railroad yards at Yuncheng and hit radio station N of Tungkuan with rocket fire. 12 B-25's bomb Tengchung and 15 P- 40's bomb and strafe storage areas, villages, troop areas, and general T/Os in Lungling and Mangshih areas.

7/12/44 FEAF B-24's hit Manokwari A/F; weather curtails further operations in Geelvink Bay area. A-20's, MBs, and FBs again hit troop concentrations and barges in Wewak area. Smaller strikes by B-24's and B-25's are flown against A/F at Laha, Dili, and on Koer I. B-24's pounds Yap.

7/12/44 Seventh AF During 11/12 Jul B-24's stage through Eniwetok to bomb Truk. During the day B-24's hit Truk again. P- 47's on Saipan continue to hit Tinian.

7/13/44 Eighth AF 888 HBs, flying in 3 forces, bomb Saarbrucken M/Ys and aircraft engine plant at Munich. 548 ftrs execute escort assignments. In addition 1 flight of P-47's strafes a M/Y N of Karlsruhe, destroying 4 locomotives.

10 HBs are lost, along with 5 ftrs. 12 enemy aircraft are claimed destroyed.

7/13/44 Ninth AF Bad weather prevents bmr operations and restricts ftrs. Ftrs fly armed rcn in Sens-Montargis area, hitting rail and highway traffic, warehouses, barracks, and armored cars and tanks. Rail lines and bridges are hit in Saint-Florentin-Dreux-Evreux-Chartres-Mamers-Gassicourt areas. IX TAC ftrs furnish area cover, bomb troop concentrations, vehicles, and gun positions in Lessay-Coutances area, and attack rail traffic W of Angers, landing field W of Alencon, M/Y at Vendome, and bridge at Tours.

7/13/44 Twelfth AF MBs again bomb bridges in the Po Valley. A-20's hit ammo plant. FBs attack tgts, mainly railroads, in areas N of Arno R in adv of the battlefront.

7/13/44 Fifteenth AF 581 B-17's and B-24's attack tgts in NE Italy, hitting M/Ys at Verona, Mestre, Brescia, and Mantua, Pinzano al Tagliamento railroad bridge, and oil storage at Porto Marghera and Trieste. P-38's and P- 51's fly escort. Other P-51's carry out sweep over Po Valley.

7/13/44 Tenth AF 44 P-40's and P-51's spt ground forces in Myitkyina area. 40 more A-36's, P-51's, and P-47's hit bridges at Nyaunggon, Mohnyin, Myothit, Mawlu, and Henu, and attack Hopin, Lashio, and Indawgyi Lake areas.

7/13/44 Fourteenth AF 16 B-25's bomb Pailochi A/F, causing large fires and considerable damage. 45 P-40's attack trucks, compounds, river shipping, and troop concentrations between Hengyang and Siangtan, pound town of Liling and Siangtan A/F, and strafe shipping from Changsha S along Siang Chiang R. 8 B-25's bomb Chenghsien railroad yards and storage area. 12 B-25's bomb Tengchung and Mangshih.

7/13/44 FEAF B-24's again bomb Yap and Sorol. B-24's, B-25's, and A-20's bomb gun positions and A/F at Babo and in Manokwari area and hit supply depot at Kokas. FBs spt Allied ground forces in Aitape area while A-20's and FBs pound occupied areas and gun positions in Wewak area and on Mushu I. B-24's also hit Amahai A/F.

7/13/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to hit Tinian. Kwajalein-based B-24's bomb Truk. B-25's from Makin pound Nauru.

7/14/44 Eighth AF With conversion of 55th Ftr Gp from P-38's to P-51's, the Eighth acquires majority of P-51 gps to provide longer-range high-altitude escort for the HBs. Conversion to P-51's will continue until by the end of the year every gp except 1 will be equipped with them. In morning mission 319 B-17's drop supplies to French interior forces in S France. 4 P-51 gps fly 499 sorties in spt. No bmrs or ftrs are lost. HBs claim 9 enemy ftrs destroyed and the ftrs claim 4. During the evening 93 B-24's bomb A/Fs at Peronne and Montdidier. Nearly 40 other HBs do not bomb because of failure of blindbombing equipment.

Ftrs fly 83 uneventful sorties in spt. No aircraft are lost.

7/14/44 Ninth AF Weather again curtails operations. 62 B-26's and A-20's, using Oboe, bomb railway embankment at Bourth and rail bridge at Merey. Ftrs provide escort and fly armd rcn over widespread areas of W France, attacking bridges, trains, rail lines, and military transport tgts. 85 enemy ftrs give battle near Brezolles and Alencon. 6 ftrs are claimed by US ftrs, against 5 missing from IX FC. IX TAC strafes and bombs defended positions ahead of US First Army. Ftrs cut rail lines in L'Aigle-Alencon area, bomb troop concentrations near Periers, and M/Ys at Chateaudun and Aube-sur-Rile.

7/14/44 Twelfth AF MBs concentrate on Po R Valley bridges. 600 ft (2 center spans) of Taglio di Po road bridge and 1 span of Piacenza rail bridge are destroyed, and damaging hits are scored on Corbola road and railroad bridges. FBs again hit gun positions and lines of comm in and N of battle areas while LBs attack supplies.

7/14/44 Fifteenth AF 430-plus HBs attack 4 oil refineries at Budapest and Petfurdo and M/Y at Mantua. P-51's and P-38's provide escort. P-51's fly uneventful sweep of Budapest area. P-38's strafe trains N of La Spezia and dive-bomb Ghedi A/F.

7/14/44 Tenth AF 49 P-40's pound enemy forces in Myitkyina vicinity. 38 P-51's and P-47's hit bridges at Mohnyin, Kadu, Henu, and Mawlu, bomb supplies at Nyaungbintha, spt ground forces near Myitkyina, bomb rice mill at Mohnyin, and hit several buildings at Hopin.

7/14/44 Fourteenth AF FBs and MBs hit ftr strip N of Changsha, arty positions at Leiyang, town of Sungpai, and road and river trafflc from Hengyang to Yuhsien and from Sienning to Tungshan; also attacked are various T/Os around towns of Hengyang, Changsha, and Chaling. During the night FBs blast Pailochi A/F, destroying more than 20 enemy airplanes. B-25's bomb roads in Tengchung area. B-25's and P-40's pound railroad yards at Siangsiang.

7/14/44 FEAF B-24's continue to blast Yap. Oil reservoirs and wells at Boela are bombed and strafed by A-20's. B- 24's and B-25's attack barge facilities and gun positions at Lautem. On Vogelkop Peninsula night ftrs hit A/Fs while B-25's bomb barge terminal at Kokas. A-20's hit Japanese forces at Sauri and bomb A/F at But. FBs spt ground forces in Aitape area along Driniumor R and Koronal Creek and blast troop concentrations near Afua.

7/14/44 Seventh AF P-47's again hit Tinian.

7/15/44 Ninth AF Weather cancels most operations but 4 B-26's (92 others abort) hit L'Aigle rail bridge during afternoon.

3 FBs fly uneventful sweep. Ftrs of IX TAC fly area cover and bomb inf, arty, M/Y, railroad, and a bridge in Saint-Lo, Argentan, and Falaise areas.

7/15/44 Twelfth AF MB campaign against Po R Valley bridges (MALLORY MAJOR) reaches successful conclusion (though interdiction program against the bridges is subsequently continued on expanded scale) as most of the rail and road bridges in tgt area are destroyed or severely damaged by previous attacks and raids which struck bridges at Bozzolo, Desenzano de Garda, Cremona, Borgoforte, Ostiglia, Polesella, Sermide, Ferrara, Aulla, Filattiera, Ficarolo, and Chiavari and M/Y at Villafranca di Verona.

FBs attack road bridges N of battleline and hit gun positions, roads, motor transport, and other tgts, while supporting ground forces slowly advancing N along a line extending E from the coast below Leghorn.

7/15/44 Fifteenth AF More than 600 B-17's and B-24's bomb 4 oil refineries in Ploesti area and Teleajenul pumping station.

P-51's and P-38's fly over 300 escort sorties.

7/15/44 Tenth AF 38 P-40's continue spt of ground forces in Myitkyina area. 60-plus P-47's and P-51's attack bridges at Manla, Henu, and Mawlu, sweep Lashio, Katha, and Talawgyi areas, and hit motor pool at Kadu and T/Os around Sangin and Mohnyin. 20 B-25's attack Myitkyina area and hit bridges and supply area at Mawhun.

7/15/44 Fourteenth AF More than 100 B-25's, P-40's, and P-51's blast towns of Sinshih, Chuchou, Siangtan, Siangsiang, Sungpai, and Chaling, concentrating on military and railroad installations and river shipping. Villages, troop concentrations, and river craft are attacked N and W of Hengyang and from Chaling to Yuhsien.

In Salween area 26 P-40's spt Chinese forces and 12 B-25's bomb Mangshih and Lungling. 12 B-25's and P-40's bomb railroad yards at Hsuchang, causing considerable damage.

7/15/44 FEAF B-24's blast Yap, scoring numerous hits in Yap town area and on radio station and barracks area. B- 24's, penetrating heavy weather front, bomb A/F at Efman while B-25's hit enemy forces along Korrido Anchorage, and A-20's blast gun emplacements on island off Manokwari. B-25's, A-20's, and FBs again pound troop concentrations over wide area around Wewak.

7/15/44 Seventh AF P-47's bomb and strafe Tinian. B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, hit Truk.

7/16/44 Eighth AF 577 B-17's bomb Munich and surrounding area. Tgts include M/Ys, aircraft engine plants, Munich/Riem A/F, and city of Augsburg. 409 bomb Saarbrucken M/Ys and adjacent areas. Ftrs fly 684 supporting sorties and also strafe Bruges A/F and rail transportation. 11 HBs and 3 ftrs are lost.

7/16/44 Ninth AF Gen Williams, CG IX TCC, arrives in Italy from UK, and activates Prov TC Div which will take part in invasion of S France. About 375 B-26's and A-20's, during morning and evening operations, bomb strongpoints in Saint-Lo area, bridges in front-line area, and bridges and fuel dump SE of Rennes.

Ftrs escort the bmrs and fly armed rcn over front-lines in Chateaudun-Orleans-Tours areas.

7/16/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit bridges in Po Valley at Peschiera del Garda, Mantua, Torre Beretti, Piacenza, Casale Monferrato, and Bressana Bottarone. FBs hit railroads and bridge just N of battleline as US Fifth Army forces take territory SE of Leghorn and push to within sight of Arno R Valley. British Eighth Army elements take Arezzo and thrust through to the Arno R.

7/16/44 Fifteenth AF Around 380 HBs attack oil and aircraft tgts in Vienna area, bombing Munchendorf A/F, Winterhafen oil depot, Vienna M/Y, and Wiener Neudorf engine factory. P-51's and P-38's fly more than 150 sorties in escort while 132 other P-51's sweep Vienna area. More than 100 ftrs oppose the raids. 10 US airplanes are lost and several others are missing. US claims of ftrs shot down total over 30.

7/16/44 Tenth AF 27 P-40's continue to hit forces in Myitkyina area. 20-plus P-51's and P-47's attack railroad bridges at Namkwin, Manla, and Hopin, and hit general T/Os in Hopin area. 12 B-25's bomb town of Maingna and bridges at Mohnyin.

7/16/44 Fourteenth AF 23 B-24's pound Changsha, causing heavy damage. 40 P-51's and P-40's hit river shipping at Changsha, attack T/Os S of Hengyang, and bomb building area at Ikiawan.

7/16/44 FEAF B-24's continue bombing Yap. Other B-24's pound AA positions at Manokwari. FBs bomb supply dumps N of Moemi and attack shipping in Kokas-Babo area. Bmrs and ftrs again hit troop and supply concentrations in Wewak sector. B-24's hit Atamboea A/F. TC missions to forward bases, especially Biak, increase.

7/16/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to pound Tinian.

7/17/44 Eighth AF In the morning 592 HBs operating in 3 forces attack 12 railroad bridges, 3 rail junctions, a railway chokepoint, a V-weapon supply site, a M/Y, an A/F, and an oil storage dump in France. 463 ftrs complete sorties in spt of bmrs; elements of 4 gps afterwards strafe ground tgts, claiming 23 locomotives, 18 trucks, and 55 train cars destroyed. During the evening 126 HBs attack 12 V-weapon sites in NW France. 5 P-51 gps provide escort.

7/17/44 Ninth AF With operations limited by weather, 69 MBs hit fuel dumps at Rennes while 37 LBs strike fuel dumps at Bruz and M/Y at Dolde-Bretagne. Ftrs escort transports, fly area cover, attack fuel dumps and landing field at Angers, dive-bomb defenses at Coutances in spt of US First Army, attack Nevers M/Y, and hit troop concentrations in spt of First Army assault in Saint-Lo area.

7/17/44 Twelfth AF MBs concentrate on Po Valley bridges, hitting road and rail bridges and viaducts at or near Alessandria, Ostiglia, Bogliasco, Borgoforte, Moline, Imperia, Asti, Mollere, and Casale Monferrato.

FBs continue to hit tgts N of battle area, concentrating on bridges and rail lines, while US Fifth Army elements take Luciana, and reach Arno R Valley, but make little progress toward Leghorn. British Eighth Army forces pursue enemy toward Florence.

7/17/44 Fifteenth AF 162 B-24's attack M/Y and railroad bridges at Avignon and railroad bridges at Arles and Tarascon. P- 51's and P-38's provide escort.

7/17/44 Tenth AF 60-plus P-40's, P-47's, and P-51's continue to hit forces in Myitkyina area, pound Tagwin, and bomb M/Y at Mohnyin.

7/17/44 Fourteenth AF 22 B-24's bomb Changsha. 7 B-25's and 21 P-40's pound railroad yards at Kaifeng. 6 B-25's and 12 P-40's hit Tengchung.

7/17/44 FEAF Operations against the Carolines are restricted to snooper missions against Yap and Woleai. B-24's bomb gun positions around Manokwari and A/F at Moemi. B-25's sink large lugger in Kaiboes Bay. A- 20's, B-25's, and P-39's hit troop concentrations and supplies between Aitape and Wewak at Abau, Parakaviu, Nyaparake, and E of Tadji and bomb Boram A/F and Cape Moem. Fuiloro is bombed by B- 25's.

7/17/44 Seventh AF P-47's bomb and strafe Tinian. 48 B-25's from Makin stage through Engebi to bomb Ponape. 47 of the MBs (1 aborts) attack A/F facilities, AA positions, and other tgts throughout the atoll.

7/18/44 Eighth AF 437 HBs attack tgts in Germany, including Hemmingstedt oil refinery, Kiel port area, Peenemunde experimental establishment, scientific HQ at Zinnowitz, T/Os of Cuxhaven, and M/Ys at Stralsund. 454 ftrs fly supporting sorties. 3 HBs and 3 ftrs are lost. 571 B-24's (in conjunction with Ninth AF and RAF BC) bomb enemy equipment and troop concentrations in spt of assault by British Second Army in Caen area. 90 RAF Spitfires fly uneventful spt for the HBs.

7/18/44 Ninth AF 400-plus B-26's and A-20's hit various military tgts in spt of ground forces in Caen area, and later in day bomb rail and highway bridges beyond the front-lines. Large number of ftrs fly escort, dive-bomb gun positions at Rouen and Mantesla-Jolie, hit military tgts in Chartres area (using rockets), attack gun positions, bridges, and other tgts in Benney-Alencon-Saint-Lo area, and fly armed rcn and ftr sweeps over wide areas of N and W France.

7/18/44 Twelfth AF A-20's bomb road junction S of Campi and Sarzana and attack La Spezia area during 17/18 Jul.

During the day bad weather cancels MB missions. FBs, operating on reduced scale, hit several bridges, roads, rail lines, and other comm tgts and guns N of and in battle area as US Fifth Army forces reach Leghorn.

7/18/44 Fifteenth AF 200 B-24's and B-17's attack Memmingen A/F Dornier aircraft works at Manzell, and Casarsa della Delizia railroad bridge. Between 260 and 300 ftrs oppose the formations attacking tgts in Germany, beginning interception at N Adriatic coast, continuing to the tgts and back as far as Brenner Pass. 20 US aircraft are lost. HB's and escorting ftrs claim 66 ftrs shot down.

7/18/44 Tenth AF 25 P-40's hit Myitkyina area. 8 P-47's attack Theinin, and 16 P-51's spt ground forces at Pyindaw. 9 B-25's bomb Myitkyina and Naungtalaw.

7/18/44 Fourteenth AF In Hengyang Tungting Lake region 30-plus P-40's strafe shipping between Chaling and Hengyang, bomb town of Hengyang, and hit the A/F and several AA positions in the area. 16 P-51's and P-40's hit river shipping from Lienchiangkou to Samshui to Sainam. 13 P-40's hit fuel dump on railroad near Kangtsun-i.

7/18/44 FEAF B-24's strike Yap, bombing town and Blelatsch peninsula; several of the HBs bomb Sorol I. Bad weather prevents strikes on Vogelkop Peninsula. FBs continue to hit barges, supply routes, and troop concentrations in coastal area from Aitape to Wewak.

7/18/44 Seventh AF P-47's pound Tinian and Pagan. 5 B-24's, flying out of Kwajalein, hit Wotje. 25 B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, attack Truk.

7/19/44 Eighth AF More than 1,100 HBs, operating in 5 forces, attack tgts in Germany, including 2 plants producing hydrogen peroxide (an ingredient in V-weapon fuels), a chemical plant, 2 aircraft factories, 4 ball bearing plants, 6 M/Ys, 4 A/Fs, and a river dam. Attacks in the Munich area are followed, within 90 mins, by Fifteenth AF attacks. 731 ftrs, operating in 19 separate units, spt the HBs; 8 of these units afterwards strafe ground tgts, including parked aircraft, locomotives and rolling stock, and road vehicles.

15 HBs and 7 ftrs are lost. The HBs claim destruction of 6 aircraft, and the ftrs claim 17 destroyed in aerial combat and 39 on the ground.

7/19/44 Ninth AF In the afternoon 262 B-26's and A-20's bomb bridges on the Loire and Seine and a fuel dump at Bruz.

Ftrs provide escort and, though limited by bad weather, hit rail lines and scattered enemy installations and movements in Amiens-Tours-Chartres area and along GhentBrussels railroad.

7/19/44 Twelfth AF Weather again restricts MB operations, but in late afternoon B-26's hit bridges at Piacenza and Ostiglia. B-25's bomb bridge at Sassuolo. FBs are limited to a few railroad tgts as US Fifth Army takes Leghorn and moves N.

7/19/44 Fifteenth AF More than 400 B-17's and B-24's bomb an ordnance depot, an aircraft factory, a motor works, and an A/F in the Munich area. P-51's and P-38's fly more than 300 sorties in spt. Enemy ftr opposition is weak but flak is heavy and accurate. 16 US airplanes are shot down and several are missing.

7/19/44 Tenth AF 30-plus P-40's and P-51's hit Myitkyina area and spt ground forces near Kamaing. Myitkyina is also bombed by 9 B-25's.

7/19/44 Fourteenth AF 80-plus P-40's hit shipping in Tungting Lake area, attack T/Os, supply areas, and troop concentrations around Hengyang, bomb radio station, storage facilities, and shipping at Changsha, hit A/F at Siangtan, and sink about 15 sampans between Changsha and Siangtan. 31 P-40's and P-51's bomb and strafe Samshui town and dock area and hit several troop compounds in Lienchiangkou vicinity. 4 P-40's over NE Indochina coast claim 25 junks sunk.

7/19/44 FEAF B-24's, striking in 2 waves, attack A/F on Yap. Several of the B-24's become separated from the formations and bomb Ngulu and Sorol Is. Weather again cancels strikes on Vogelkop Peninsula area.

FB's hit stores, gun positions, and T/Os along Dandriwad R and spt Allied ground forces in Sarmi- Sawar sector.

7/19/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to bomb and strafe Tinian.

7/20/44 Eighth AF Over 1,200 HBs strike numerous objectives in C Germany, in Erfurt-Leipzig area and near Mainz. Tgts include 4 aircraft and aircraft engine factories, a ball bearing plant, a motor vehicle works, 5 A/Fs, 2 synthetic oil plants, an optical instruments works, an armament factory, 5 M/Ys, and the cities of Koblenz, Bad Nauheim, and Bad Salzungen. 727 ftrs spt the Eighth's HBs and afterwards several units strafe ground tgts. 19 HBs and 8 ftrs are lost. HBs claim 6 aircraft destroyed while the ftrs claim 11 destroyed in the air and 11 on the ground.

7/20/44 Ninth AF Weather forbids morning operations. In afternoon 62 MBs and LBs strike Senonches fuel dump and Chaulnes M/Y. Ftrs escort bmrs and transports and fly armed rcn against rail lines, bridges, and gun positions S of front-lines.

7/20/44 Twelfth AF XII AF Trg and Repl Cmd is disbanded in Algeria. MBs continue to pound Po Valley bridges in or near Ostiglia, Parma, Mantua, Fernarla. FBs again hit tgts N of battle area, concentrating on rail lines and destroying or damaging large number of railroad cars as US Fifth Army forces push to point SE of Pisa.

7/20/44 Fifteenth AF Around 450 B-17's and B-24's bomb A/F at Memmingen, and A/F, Zeppelin works, and aircraft factory at Friedrichshafen. P-38's and P-51's provide escort and, with HBs, claim 19 airplanes shot down.

7/20/44 Tenth AF A few P-40's attack tgts in Myitkyina area.

7/20/44 Fourteenth AF In Tungting Lake area 11 B-24's bomb E half of Changsha, causing heavy destruction. 140-plus P- 40's and P-51's attack river shipping and road traffic at several locations throughout the region, pound supply villages S of Changsha and Sinshih, bomb motor pool at Tsungyang, hit warehouse area at Siangtan, and attack troop compounds and gun positions N of Hengyang and at Leiyang and Chaling.

7/20/44 FEAF B-24's bomb W part of Yap town. Other B-24's hit A/F and AA guns at Manokwari and AA at Moemi. B- 25's hit shipping off Sorong, in Kaiboes Bay, and off Misool I, and bomb Kasim I. A-20's spt Allied ground forces in Sarmi sector. B-24's bomb Namlea A/F and shipping in Kayeli Bay. B-25's hit shipping at Dili. A-20's and a B-25 bomb supply dumps at Cape Moem, Wom, and Sauri while FBs hit T/Os along Yakamul coastal road and troops on Kairiru I.

7/20/44 Seventh AF P-47's pound Tinian.B-25's from Engebi bomb Ponape.

7/21/44 Eighth AF 960 HBs, attacking in 4 forces, bomb tgts in Germany, among them 4 aircraft plants, 2 ball bearing plants, and numerous T/Os in Duren area, Stuttgart area, and 11 other towns and cities, including Munich and Saarbrucken. 711 ftrs, operating as 33 tac units, execute escort assignments and later ftrs from 7 units strafe ground tgts, destroying a small number of parked aircraft and rail and road transport tgts. 31 HBs and 10 ftrs are lost. HBs claim 9 airplanes destroyed, and ftrs claim 6 destroyed in the air and 3 on the ground.

7/21/44 Ninth AF Weather prevents all combat operations except for 1 ftr gp which is dispatched on armed rcn but is recalled before reaching the Continent. Less than 15 rcn and evacuation sorties are flown.

7/21/44 Twelfth AF Weather cancels MB operations. LBs hit supply dump while FBs attack rail and road bridges in Po Valley and hit rail lines N of battleline which is pushing into the Arno R Valley SE of Pisa.

7/21/44 Fifteenth AF 362 B-17's and B-24's bomb Brux synthetic oil refinery and M/Y at Mestre. More than 100 other HBs are forced to abort due to bad weather. P-38's and P-51's provide escort.

7/21/44 Tenth AF 6 B-25's bomb railroad at Mohnyin and 1 hits town of Naba.

7/21/44 Fourteenth AF 41 P-40's hit town area, A/F, trucks, river shipping, and troops at Changsha; trucks, horses, and junks at Sinshih; and troop concentrations, arty sites, and pillboxes at Hengyang.

7/21/44 FEAF B-24's again pound Yap I, concentrating on the A/F. Ftrs, many dropping phosphorus bombs on the HB formation, attack fiercely but ineffectively; the B-24's claim 7 ftrs shot down. Other B-24's bomb AA positions and A/F at Manokwari. A-20's hit barracks at Nabire. P-39's hit caves and barge hideouts on N coast of Biak I and spt ground forces along Verkam R. B-25's hit shipping at several points around the long coastline of Vogelkop Peninsula. B-25s and A-20's pound But, and P-39's bomb bridge nearby.

P-47's follow with attack on But and also hit Wewak jetties and Kairiru I.

7/21/44 Seventh AF P-47's attack enemy forces on Tinian. 28 B-24's, staging through Eniwetok, pound Truk. US Marines and Army troops land on Guam.

7/22/44 Ninth AF 1 gp of LBs and 2 gps of MBs attack rail bridge at Bourth and fuel dumps at Foret de Conches and Flers. 4 gps of FBs fly armed rcn and rail cutting missions during late evening. 1 gp escorts IX BC.

Ftrs of IX TAC escort over 100 C-47's on supply-evacuation run to the Continent, and provide cover over battle area.

7/22/44 Twelfth AF Weather again curtails operations. During night and day operations A-20's carry out armed rcn of Lucca, Florence, Genoa, and Milan areas, bombing scattered motor transport, and attack munitions factory. B-25's bomb bridges at Ronco Scrivia and Cogoli. FBs hit roads, railroads, bridges, gun positions, trains, and vehicles in and N of battle area, and strafe airplanes at Bergamo A/F.

7/22/44 Fifteenth AF 76 P-38's and 58 P-51's begin second Fifteenth AF shuttle missions, attacking A/Fs at Zilistea and Buzau (claiming destruction of 56 enemy airplanes) and landing at FRANTIC bases in the USSR. 458 B-17's and B-24's (with ftr escorts) bomb oil refinery at Ploesti and other HBs hit alternate tgts of Verciorova M/Y, Orsova railroad bridge, and Kragujevac M/Y.

7/22/44 Tenth AF 14 P-40's attack forces in Myitkyina area. 7 B-25's bomb railroad at Mohnyin while 2 hit storage sheds at Maingna.

7/22/44 Fourteenth AF 120-plus P-40's and P-51's attack town area, A/F, railroad yards, and shipping at Hengyang, bomb towns of Chaling, Yuhsien, and Chuchou, hit river shipping, troops, trucks, and T/Os in areas around Changsha, Kiaotow, Siangtan, and Sinshih, and hit troop compounds and shipping at Yuhsien. 25 B- 24's bomb Changsha, causing heavy damage. 31 P-40's and P-51's blast Tsingyun and strafe about 40 junks to the S of town. 4 P-40's sink several large junks off NE Indochina coast.

7/22/44 FEAF B-24's again attack A/F on Yap. B-24's, B-25's, A-20's, and an assortment of FBs direct their main attacks against several shipping terminals in the Vogelkop Peninsula area, sink sub chaser off Morotai, bomb Saumlakki, and hit But A/F and personnel areas, barge hideouts, supply and ammo dumps, bridges and roads at, and to the W of, Wewak.

7/22/44 Seventh AF P-47's from Saipan, using fire-bombs for the first time, hit Tinian and Pagan. Makin-based B-25's pound Ponape.

7/22/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-25's flying negative shipping search encounter bmr which evades contact.

7/23/44 Eighth AF 243 HBs attack A/Fs at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Laon/Athies, and Creil, while a single B-24 bombs T/O.

1 HB is lost. Ftrs fly 187 sorties in spt of the HBs. No enemy aircraft are encountered.

7/23/44 Ninth AF 330-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb rail bridges along Argentan-Paris and Lisieux-Bernay-Evreux railroads, and hit fuel dumps at Foret de Conches. Ftrs escort bmrs, attack rail lines, enemy installations, and movements in Argentan-Alencon-Chartres-Evreux areas, and bomb bridges, strongpoints, and a supply dump in spt of US First Army.

7/23/44 Twelfth AF A-20's bomb and strafe motor transport in Po Valley during 22/23 Jul. B-25's and B-26's hit bridges and bridge approaches in the Valley, at or near Antoniassi, Acqui, Molare, Ferrara, Ostiglia, Borgoforte, and Cervo. FBs, operating in small numbers, hit comm lines between battle area (along Pisa-Florence line) and Po Valley.

7/23/44 Fifteenth AF 42 B-24's bomb Berat oil refinery. 15 P-51's provide tgt cover for the HBs and afterwards strafe roads and T/Os in Yugoslavia near Albanian border.

7/23/44 Tenth AF 100-plus FBs hit enemy positions in Myitkyina area, spt ground forces at Szigahtawng, bomb Kamaing and Mogaung areas, blast troops and supplies at Kalang, Kyungon, and Tinzai, and hit T/Os at Pegu, Namma, Sahmaw, Taungni, and Hopin. 9 B-25's hit Myitkyina and Naungtalaw areas while 8 bomb Namting.

7/23/44 Fourteenth AF 62 P-40's attack warehouses, trucks, and troops in Changsha-Sinshih-Fulinpu area, bomb A/F and river craft at Siangtan, hit enemy-held areas of Hengyang, and strafe and bomb troop compounds and villages N of it. 6 B-25's and 21 P-40's hit warehouses and railroad yards in Yellow R area. 10 P-40's hit Japanese positions on Salween front in spt of Chinese forces.

7/23/44 FEAF B-24's again bomb Yap I, hitting town area and A/F. A/Fs and shipping terminals over widespread areas of Vogelkop Peninsula and nearby islands are pounded by B-24's, B-25's, A-20's, and FBs. But A/F is again the main tgt in NE New Guinea. Comm, supplies, barges, and troop concentrations from Wewak to Yakamul are also bombed and strafed throughout the day.

7/23/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's hit Tinian. B-25's begin arriving on Saipan. B-25's from Makin attack Nauru. B- 24's staging through Eniwetok, bomb Truk while others, flying out of Kwajalein, hit Wotje.

7/24/44 Eighth AF Eighth AF HBs are scheduled to participate in US First Army offensive (Operation COBRA) to penetrate German defenses W of Saint-Lo and secure Coutances. Bad weather causes the ground forces to delay attack until next day, and cloud conditions cause 1,102 HB aborts. In all, 352 HBs attack primary tgt area near Saint-Lo, and 132 bomb other points, including road intersections and railway lines. 405 ftrs of 10 gps fly spt sorties. Later 3 of the P-47 gps strafe ground tgts. 3 ftrs and 3 bmrs are lost.

7/24/44 Ninth AF 11 gps of bmrs scheduled to participate in Operation COBRA have missions cancelled due to weather.

5 gps of MBs hit rail bridges and 5 gps of MBs and LBs strike 3 fuel and ammo dumps. Ftrs fly escort to IX BC, fly area cover, bomb installations in Laval-NantesLe Mans-Chartres areas, and hit bridges and supply dumps in spt of US First Army.

7/24/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack bridges at Chivasso, Peschiera del Garda, Imperia, and Ronco Scrivia, and viaduct at Ovada. A-20's hit ammo supplies while FBs attack rail lines in Po Valley, destroying and damaging numerous railway cars, as US Fifth Army begins regrouping along the Arno.

7/24/44 Fifteenth AF More than 200 B-17's and B-24's attack tank repair and ball bearing works in Turin, the harbor at Genoa, A/Fs at Valence/La Tresorerie and Les Chanoines, and troop concentrations at Sjenica, Prijepolje, Pljevlja, and Andrijevica. Ftrs provide escort and strafe Prizren area.

7/24/44 Tenth AF 14 P-51's hit Kamaing and Mogaung areas while 28 P-40's hit Myitkyina. 8 B-25's bomb Mohnyin and Naungtalaw.

7/24/44 Fourteenth AF 13 B-25's and 20 P-40's bomb railroad facilities at Sienning. 22 P-40's pound Pailochi A/F, destroying about 30 airplanes and causing heavy destruction in general. 9 B-25's and 20 P-40's hit town of Puchi, causing several fires. 46 P40's hit river and road traffic, enemy concentrations, and T/Os at Changsha, Sinshih, Fulinpu, Hengshan, Liling, Leiyang, and Hengyang. In Canton area 7 P-51's divebomb White Cloud A/F and town of Tsingyun. 3 P-40's on armed rcn bomb Ben Thuy railroad yards and strafe junks and barges in coastal areas.

7/24/44 FEAF Operations in the Caroline Is are restricted to snooper strikes by HBs. Bad weather cancels scheduled strikes in Vogelkop Peninsula area. B-24's bomb AA positions at Saumlakki. 18 A-20's and a B-25 bomb But A/F, P-47's hit supply areas at Sauri, and P-39's bomb and strafe bridges and supply dumps in Suain area.

7/24/44 Seventh AF P-47's hit Tinian, on which US Marines land, and Rota. B-25's from Engebi bomb Ponape.

7/24/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-25's fly a negative shipping search.

7/25/44 Eighth AF HBs spt US First Army assault (Operation COBRA) with saturation bombing in VII Corps area in Marigny-Saint-Gilles region, just W of Saint-Lo. 1,495 HBs attack primary tgt and 13 bomb alternate tgt. Due to personnel error, bombs from 35 HBs fall within US lines. 102 US troops, including Gen McNair, are killed and 380 wounded. 485 ftrs execute escort assignments, including protection of Ninth AF MBs. Afterward 4 of the 10 gps strafe ground tgts, and 2 gps sweep inland and engage German ftrs. 5 HBs and 3 ftrs are lost to AA fire. Ftrs claim 12 aircraft destroyed in the air and 2 on the ground. Late in the afternoon 106 HBs dispatched to bomb tgt in Brussels area are recalled because of heavy cloud formations.

7/25/44 Ninth AF During the morning 11 gps of MBs and LBs attack tac tgts in vicinity of Saint-Lo in spt of US First Army. In afternoon 4 gps bomb bridges on the Seine and Loire. 42 MBs of IX BC, repeating errors of previous day, short-bomb behind US lines. Casualties again are concentrated in 30th Inf Div. Ftrs strafe and bomb military tgts in Saint-Lo area in spt of COBRA, fly area patrol and sweeps S of battle area, and carry out armed rcn against installations in Laval-Ghent-Amiens areas.

7/25/44 Twelfth AF A-20's hit storage dump and rail lines while MBs pound bridges in NW Italy at Borgo San Dalmazzo, Fossano, Albenga, Casale Monferrato, Cervo, Legnano, Rovigo, and Chivasso. FBs continue to attack comm in Po Valley, hitting numerous tgts and completely destroying railroad bridge at Crema.

7/25/44 Fifteenth AF 420 B-17's and B-24's bomb Hermann Goring tank works in Linz while other HBs hit Villach M/Y and T/Os in Austria and Yugoslavia. Ftrs provide escort and carry out sweeps. 175-200 enemy ftrs oppose the attacks. 21 US aircraft are lost. HBs and ftrs claim over 60 ftrs shot down. Operating from Russian FRANTIC bases, 34 P-51's and 33 P-38's attack A/F at Mielec and return to Russia.

7/25/44 Tenth AF 24 P-40's and P-51's hit tgts around Myitkyina, Kamaing, and Mogaung.

7/25/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-24's bomb Yoyang, blasting storage area and railroad yards. 51 P-40's and P-51's attack road and river trafflc, troop compounds and cav units at Chaling, Siangsiang, Changsha, Siangyin, and Sinshih and NW of Hengyang. 27 P-40's escorting the B-24's over Yoyang claim 6 interceptors shot down. 11 FBs spt Chinese ground forces in Salween area.

7/25/44 FEAF B-24's bomb A/F and other tgts on Woleai. Bad weather again cancels strikes in Vogelkop Peninsula, but TCs complete 48 missions to Biak I despite the weather. Comm and troop concentration along coast in general area of Wewak are attacked throughout the day.

7/25/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to hit Tinian and Pagan. B-24's, based at Kwajalein, bomb Truk.

7/26/44 Ninth AF Weather forces recall of several gps of MBs and LBs, assigned to spt US First Army, but about 160 aircraft manage to bomb fuel dump at Senonches with good results. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly cover over assault area, carry out close spt for ground troops in Saint-Lo area, and fly armed rcn in Poix, Amiens, Chartres, Laval, and Angers areas.

7/26/44 Twelfth AF During 25/26 Jul A-20's bomb roads and motor transport in Vado Ligure area and hit fuel supplies during following day. B-25's and B-26's hit bridges in N Italy at Ronco Scrivia, Vado, Asti, Ostiglia, Carasco, Verona, and Poggio Renatico. FBs attack road and rail bridges in N Italy at several points, strafe and bomb many gun positions, destroy or damage over 20 airplanes at Valence A/F, and hit numerous T/Os.

7/26/44 Fifteenth AF Ftrs on second shuttle mission leave Russian FRANTIC bases, strafe enemy aircraft in Bucharest- Ploesti area, and return to bases in Italy. 330-plus B-17's and B-24's attack Wiener Neudorf aircraft factory, A/F at Markersdorf, Thalerhof, Zwolfaxing, and Bad Voslau, and T/ Os in Vienna area. Also hit are Szombathely A/F and oil storage at Berat. Ftrs fly escort and carry out patrols and sweeps in Brod-Zagreb and Ploesti-Bucharest areas. HBs and ftrs claim over 70 airplanes shot down.

7/26/44 Tenth AF 42 P-40's pound Myitkylna area while 16 P-51's hit Mogaung and Kamaing sectors. About 20 other FBs hit T/Os at Hopin, Bhamo, Myothit, Wuntho, and N part of Mandalay. 9 B-25's bomb storage sheds at Mohnyin.

7/26/44 Fourteenth AF 27 B-25's and 3 P-40's blast town of Tengchung, breaching SE wall in several places. 32 P-40's and P-38's attack T/Os throughout Tengchung, Lungling, and Mangshih areas. 97 P-40's attack troops, horses, trucks, fortified points river shipping, and other T/Os at numerous locations in or near Siangtan, Changsha, Hengshan, Fulinpu, Leiyang, Pingkiang, Hengyang, Chaling, and Nanyo, A/F at Hengyang is also bombed.

7/26/44 FEAF B-24's again hit supply areas, comm, and other tgts on Woleai. Other B-24's bomb A/Fs at Babo and Ransiki. A-20's and B-25's, along with RAAF FBs, hit troop concentrations, small shipping, mortar positions, shore guns, and other T/Os along Hollandia-Aitape-Wewak coastline. B-25's bomb Langgoer.

7/26/44 Seventh AF P-47's and B-25's from Saipan pound Tinian. B-25's from Engebi attack Ponape.

7/27/44 Eighth AF 67 B-24's bomb coastal battery at Gravelines, GAF signals equipment at Brussels, and oil installations and industrial plants at Ghent. 79 HBs return to base without bombing due to low-lying haze which obscures coastal tgts. 3 ftr gps perform escort duty and strafe ground tgts, destroying aircraft, 2 vehicles, 2 locomotives, and some rolling stock. Only single ftr is lost.

7/27/44 Ninth AF Bad weather causes recall of MBs and LBs sent to bomb Loire and Seine bridges. Ftrs attack rail lines enemy installations and movements NW and SW of Paris, and bomb gun positions and other military tgts in the Coutances-Saint-Lo area in spt of US ground forces which break through W of Saint-Lo.

7/27/44 Twelfth AF A-20's fly night patrols on 26/27 Jul over Po Valley, bombing lights and vehicles at Piacenza, Modena, and Verona. Both MBs and FBs concentrate on bridges in Po Valley and NW Italy throughout the day.

Numerous hits are scored on bridges and other tgts, including parked airplanes, guns, and railroads.

7/27/44 Fifteenth AF 366 B-17's and B-24's bomb armament works at Budapest. 24 other B-24's attack Pecs M/ Y. P-38's and P-51's escort the Budapest mission.

7/27/44 Tenth AF 40-plus FBs hit Taungni. Myitkyina, Kamaing-Mogaung area, and bridge at Sahmaw.

7/27/44 Fourteenth AF 17 P-40's hit river and lake shipping S of Yogang and in Siangtan area, strafe truck columns S of Changsha, and bomb and strafe troops, horses, and compounds in Nanyo area.

7/27/44 FEAF B-24's hit A/F on Woleai and supply areas on Mariaon and Tagaulap Is. Other B-24's bomb A/ Fs at Lolobata and Miti while B-25's hit Galela A/F. B-24's and B-25's bomb shipping and air facilities at Ransiki, Moemi, and Babo, hit freighter in Kaiboes Bay, and bomb AA positions at Kokas, while A-20's blast fuel dumps at Nabire. P-39's strafe concentrations and small vessels along W coast of Geelvink Bay. A-20's, B-25's, and FBs hit troop concentrations, supply dumps, gun positions, barges, and a variety of other tgts along coast from Aitape to Wewak to Cape Moem. B-24's bomb Laha, Namlea, Cape Chater, and Dili.

7/27/44 Seventh AF P-47's and B-25's from Saipan hit Tinian. B-24's from the Marshalls bomb Truk. B-25's based at Makin, hit Jaluit.

7/28/44 Eighth AF 653 B-17's bomb synthetic oil plant at Merseburg while 57 others bomb Wiesbaden M/Ys and aircraft engine factory at Taucha. 437 ftrs fly supporting sorties and strafe ground tgts, destroying 8 locomotives and 7 trucks. 7 B-17's and 2 P-51's are lost. Bmr and ftr claims of aircraft destroyed total 7. 111 B-24's dispatched to bomb tgts in Brussels are recalled, along with escorting ftr gp, because of complete cloud cover over the tgt. 180 B-24's dispatched against tgts in France fail to bomb tgts because of heavy cloud. Ftrs fly 237 sorties in spt, and also strafe trains, destroying 2 locomotives and some rolling stock. No aircraft are lost.

7/28/44 Ninth AF Gen Schramm assumes cmd of IX ADC. IX BC operates in spt of US First Army, bombing rail bridges, supply dumps and ammo dumps in Foret de Conches, Dreux, and Le Mans areas. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly armed rcn in Le Mans, Laval, and Dreux areas and furnish cover over assault areas and armed columns.

7/28/44 Twelfth AF LBs bomb scattered lights and vehicles in Po Valley during 27/28 Jul. During day LBs, MBs, and FBs hit tgts in Po Valley, concentrating on bridges. Some FBs attack motor transport in Rhone Valley.

7/28/44 Fifteenth AF 345 B-17's and B-24's attack 2 oil refineries at Ploesti and M/Y at Florina. P-51's and P-38's provide spt for the Ploesti raid.

7/28/44 Tenth AF More than 100 FBs hit Myitkyina, Kamaing, Mogaung, and Taungni areas. 16 others attack T/Os at Bhamo, Indaw, Mohnyin, and hit bridge at Sihet. 8 B-25's pound troop area at Sihet.

7/28/44 Fourteenth AF 18 B-25's, with ftr spt, pound Yoyang railroad yards. Other B-25's in gps of 1 to 3 hit Yellow R bridge and White Cloud, Tien Ho, and Hankow A/Fs. 18 P-40's hit Pailochi A/F, destroying several airplanes.

30-plus P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn hit troop concentrations, river and road traffic and other T/Os at Leiyang, Chaling, Chinlanshih, and in Tungting Lake area.

7/28/44 FEAF Tgts in Woleai I are bombed by 4 sqs of B-24's; A/F and supply area are well covered. B-24's and A- 20's pound A/Fs at Manokwari and Babo, bivouac areas at Kasoeri, and shipping in Kaimana Bay. P- 39's hit Windissi and other Geelvink Bay villages. A-20's and FBs blast stores, troop concentrations, comm tgts, barges, and T/Os in Wewak, Cape Moem, and But areas. Laha and Cape Chater are hit by B-24's while B-25's bomb supply dumps at Maumere.

7/28/44 Seventh AF B-25's and P-47's based on Saipan bomb and strafe Tinian.

7/29/44 Eighth AF 568 B-17's bomb synthetic oil plant at Merseburg and 32 bomb T/Os in 2 nearby towns. Ftrs of 9 gps fly 477 sorties in spt of HBs; 2 gps later strafe ground tgts. A second force of 444 B-17's bombs oil refinery near Bremen. 2 P-51 gps fly escort. A third force of 74 B-24's escorted by 2 ftr gps attacks A/Fs at Laon/Couvrron and Juvincourt-et-Damary. Overall, 14 HBs and 7 ftrs are lost. Claims of airplanes destroyed amount to 26 by the HBs and 20 by the ftrs (including a jet aircraft near Bremen.)" 7/29/44 Ninth AF Bad weather cancels all IX BC missions. Ftrs fly armed rcn in Rouen, Amiens, Beaumont-en-Beine, Tours, Vendome, and Le Mans areas, furnish assault area cover, carry out armed rcn of enemy installations and movement in battle area, and provide cover in spt of US First Army.

7/29/44 Twelfth AF Weather cancels MB operations. FBs, operating on reduced scale, hit buildings at Diano Marina and bridges, rail lines, A/Fs, and vehicles in N Italy.

7/29/44 Fifteenth AF Weather cancels all bombing operations. 14 P-38's, taking off from Russian bases, sweep Kecskemet area.

7/29/44 Tenth AF About 100 FBs bomb Myitkyina, Kamaing, and Mogaung areas and strafe Indaw. More than 20 others attack tgts at Myothit, Chyahkan, Mainghka, Nawna and Nansawlaw, and hit bridge at Panghkam.

Troop area at Naungtalaw is bombed by 9 B-25's.

7/29/44 Fourteenth AF 26 B-24's bomb Samah Bay storage area. 27 B-25's hit Yulin harbor, Hankow A/F, Kaifeng railroad yards, and town of Tengchung. 80-plus P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn hit bridges, troops, supplies, and river, road, and rail traffic throughout vast area including towns of Liling, Sinsiang, Hengshan, Changsha, Siangtan, Chaling, Liuyang, and Chuchou.

7/29/44 FEAF B-24's bomb supply areas on Woleai I; nearby islands of Mariaon and Tagaulap are also hit. Other B- 24's bomb A/Fs at Boela, Namlea, and Cape Chater, and pound Moemi, Sagan, Otawiri, and Urarom.

MBs hit oil tgts at Karaka, shipping off Sorong and Cape Fatagar, and a supply village W of Babo. P- 39's bomb Windissi and strafe troop concentrations along W shore of Geelvink Bay for third consecutive day. In NE New Guinea bmrs and ftrs continue pounding the N coast, hitting troops, bridges and stores at Wewak and along Harech Creek, and T/Os in Yakamul area.

7/29/44 Twentieth AF Over 70 B-29's out of Chengtu bomb Showa Steel Works at Anshan and harbor at Taku. The first VHB to be shot down on a combat mission falls to 5 ftrs near Chenghsien (which the B-29 bombs after engine trouble causes abort from primary mission). Another B-29 bombs Chinwangtao before making forced landing at friendly field near Ankang.

7/29/44 Seventh AF P-47's continue to hit Tinian. B-24's hit Truk and B-25's attack Ponape.

7/29/44 Eleventh AF 3 B-24's fly bombing and rcn runs over Shimushu and Paramushiru sites including Kurabu Cape installations.

7/30/44 Eighth AF HQ issues order regularizing under VIII AF Comp Cmd certain special and prov units carrying out special tac activities. This is result of suggestion made on 2 Mar by Gen Doolittle, CG Eighth AF, that units engaged in CARPETBAGGER, H2X (blind-bombing), mgnt leaflet, and weather missions be put under centralized control.

7/30/44 Ninth AF 450-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb defenses in Chaumont area in spt of US First Army. Ftrs fly escort, cover assault area and armd columns, and carry out armd rcn in Orleans-Paris area. IX TCC flies supply and evacuation missions to Continent, using over 200 transport airplanes.

7/30/44 Twelfth AF During 29/30 Jul LBs bomb Savona and surrounding areas. Overcast in W Po Valley causes some MB aborts but several bridges at Ovada, Bistagno, Cherasco, and Ferrara are successfully attacked.

FBs attack road and rail bridges in N Italy, hit shipping between Savona and Ventimiglia, silence 8 flak guns at Ferrara bridge, and hit several transportation T/Os.

7/30/44 Fifteenth AF 300-plus B-17's and B-24's bomb Duna A/F and aircraft factory at Budapest, and M/Ys at Brod. P-38's and P-51's escort the missions.

7/30/44 Tenth AF 30-plus FBs attack Myitkyina and Kamaing-Mogaung area and hit bridge at Sihet. Japanese cmdr at Myitkyina orders withdrawal and commits suicide.

7/30/44 Fourteenth AF 11 B-24's pound town of Wuchang. 70-plus P-40's and P-51's attack bridge and town area at Liling, railroad yards at Hsuchang, and troop concentrations, storage, and road, river and rail trafflc in areas around Yungfengshih, Puchou, Hengyang, Chuchou, Chaling, Tungting Lake, and Liuyang. More than 20 P-40's and P-38's hit shipping and road trafflc around Hanoi, Lang Son, Dong Dang, Mon Cay, and Campha Port.

7/30/44 FEAF Supply area on Woleai I is again bombed by B-24's. Other B-24's and P-38's attack A/F and oil installations at Boela while more P-38's attack shipping off E Ceram, off Amboina, and near Talaga. B-25's hit A/Fs at Penfoei and Koepang. B-24's hit Morotai I. P-39's spt Allied ground forces on Biak I and continue to patrol W Geelvink Bay, hitting barges in Bentoni Bay and troops at Idorra. Allied forces (TF TYPHOON) land on N coast of Vogelkop Peninsula near Mar. The landings, made without preparatory bombardment to achieve surprise, meet no opposition. Bmrs and ftrs continue to pound troop concentrations, barges, ships, fuel dumps, comm and other tgts between Wewak and Aitape.

7/30/44 Seventh AF B-25's and P-47's from Saipan again hit Tinian. B-25's from Makin bomb Jaluit.

7/31/44 Eighth AF 651 B-17's supported by 5 P-51 gps bomb M/Ys at Munich and aero engine plants at MunichAllach, A/F at Schleissheim, and scattered T/Os. 8 P-51 gps give withdrawal spt. 447 B-24's, escorted beyond Dutch coast by 3 ftr gps, bomb chemical works and city at Ludwigshafen, and SW part of city of Mannheim. 85 B-24's escorted by a P-47 gp bomb A/Fs at Laon/Athies and Creil. 667 ftrs complete missions in spt of HBs and in weather scouting duties. 10 B-17's are lost at Munich and 6 B-24's at Ludwigshafen. Ftrs suffer 3 losses.

7/31/44 Ninth AF Around 500 A-20's and B-26's attack bridges on the Seine, Loire, Mayenne, and Ruisseau la Forge Rivers and a fuel dump at Foret de la Guerche. ftrs fly armd rcn of activities in Dieppe-Rouen areas, escort bmrs, provide armd column cover, dive-bomb military tgts in spt of US First Army and fly a few night intruder missions over enemy territory.

7/31/44 Twelfth AF Weather grounds MBs. FBs hit several bridges in W Po Valley while ftrs strafe A/Fs with good results.

The FBs also destroy around 50 railroad cars and damage numerous others.

7/31/44 Fifteenth AF 360-plus B-17's and B-24's, with ftr escort, bomb 2 oil refineries at Bucharest, 1 each at Ploesti and Doicesti, and oil storage at Targoviste.

7/31/44 Tenth AF 20 FBs hit Myitkyina, 11 attack Kamaing-Mogaung area, 12 bomb bridge at Mohnyin, 14 spt ground forces near Myitkyina, and 11 others hit T/Os at Sahmaw, Bilumyo, and Pinhe. 9 B-25's pound Hopin troop area. Japanese are in retreat down Tiddim road.

7/31/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-24's bomb Wuchang railroad yards. B-25's, operating individually or in pairs, bomb Hengshan, Siangtan, and Hankow and attack Tien Ho, White Cloud, Hengyang, and Wuchang A/Fs. 60-plus P- 40's and P-51's attack troop compounds, town areas and road and river trafflc at several locations in or near Changsha, Hengyang, Kaishowkiao, Liling, Luchi, and Liuchow.

7/31/44 FEAF B-24's again strike Woleai. A/Fs at Lolobata and Galela also are hit by B-24's. P-39's continue to hit villages on W coast of Geelvink Bay. In NE New Guinea FBs continue pounding Japanese concentrations and T/Os on N coast, particularly between Wewak and Yakamul. A-20's spt Australian ground forces in Hansa Bay area, hitting troop positions W of Sepik R and troop concentrations at Singarin and Kopa.

7/31/44 Seventh AF B-25's and P-47's based on Saipan bomb and strafe Tinian. B-25's from Makin pound Nauru. B-24's from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

8/1/44 Eighth AF 191 B-17's drop supplies to French interior forces; 3 P-51 gps furnish escort. 75 B-17's bomb A/F at Tours; escort is flown by 1 P-51 gp. 387 B-17's escorted by 1 P-51 gp attack 5 A/Fs and a railway bridge in area S and SW of Paris. A fourth force of B-17's (320) is dispatched to bomb tgts in Paris environs. Bad weather causes over 100 aborts but 219 planes bomb 4 A/Fs, 5 bridges, railway facilities and a rail and highway junction, mostly T/Os. 3 ftr gps provide spt. The fifth force of 100 B-24's, sent against 8 V-weapon sites in NW France, runs afoul of bad weather which causes multiple aborts.

34 of the planes manage to bomb 3 sites. Another force of 156 B-24's is dispatched against 7 Vweapon sites in same area plus oil storage depot at Rouen. Bad weather prevents attacks on the sites but 85 HBs bomb the oil depot and railroad junction nearby. 4 ftr gps strafe rail and ground vehicles during course of day's actions. 5 bmrs and 3 ftrs are lost during the day.

8/1/44 Ninth AF XIX TAC becomes operational in conjunction with the US Third Army on the Continent. The Ninth's ftr and FB gps (Ninth AF refers to them collectively as FB gps) are divided between IX and XIX TACs.

About 250 MBs and LBs bomb rail bridges at Mezieres-sur-Seine, Maintenon, Les Ponts-de-Ce, Chartres, Cinq Mars-la-Pile, Bouchmaine, Nogent-sur-Loir, and Bourth. XIX TAC ftrs carry out armd rcn and rail bombing missions in Alencon, Dreux, Chartres, Nogent-sur-Loir, Le Mans, Sablesur- Sarthe, Laval and Sille-le-Philippe areas, while IX TAC ftrs fly armd column and assault area cover, and armed rcn in battle areas.

8/1/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit bridges in Po Valley, N of Genoa, at Canneto sull'Oglio, Balossa, Vigone, Ronco Scrivia, and Ovada, and M/Y at Imperia. FBs concentrate on A/F in Po Valley (at Villanova d'Albenga, Airasca, and Venaria Reale) hit small landing grounds throughout the area, and attack several comm tgts including roads, rail lines, bridges, and railroad cars.

8/1/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather limits operations to rcn missions.

8/1/44 Tenth AF 8 B-26's bomb several points along railway from Naba to Hopin. FBs attack Shwegu, hit bridges in Mohnyin area, and spt ground forces in Myitkyina and Taungni sectors.

8/1/44 Fourteenth AF 8 B-25's bomb Wuchang A/F. 2 others hit town of Siangyin. More than 90 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn hit trucks, troops, supplies, and river shipping in and around Hengyang, Leiyang, Sinshih, Hengshan, Liling, Changsha, and Siangyin. AF and railroad yards at Hengyang are also bombed.

8/1/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Utagal. Weather cancels scheduled strikes against Vogelkop Peninsula area, but a few MBs hit shipping in islands to the W, sinking luggers off Kaboe and Salawat Is and strafing troops on shores of MacCluer Gulf. The weather also restricts operations against Wewak area; a few P-39's strafe coastal trails. B-24's bomb Namlea A/F.

8/1/44 AAFPOA Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas is activated at Hickam Field with Gen Millard Harmon as CG.

Harmon is to be responsible to Gen Robert C Richardson, Jr, CG, USAFPOA, for logistics and administration, and to Adm Nimitz, CINCPOA, for operations of AAF air units except those of Twentieth AF.

Harmon also is Dep Cmdr of Twentieth AF and is responsible directly to Gen Arnold in all matters affecting the Twentieth in POA.

8/1/44 Seventh AF Seventh AF comes under control of AAFPOA. Makinbased B-25's hit Ponape. Organized resistance ends on Tinian. P-47's and P-61's on Saipan will continue steady daylight and night combat patrols and strikes almost around the clock to the fall of Guam on 10 Aug. Most of the P-47 flying is devoted to neutralizing A/Fs on Pagan and Rota and to direct spt of Marine and Army forces fighting on Saipan, Guam, and Tinian.

8/2/44 Eighth AF 2d and 3d Bomb Divs fly 2 late afternoon operations against tgts in France. 289 B-17's and B-24's attack 12 tgts including oil dumps and depots, supply depots, railway bridges, junctions, canal lock, A/Fs, and M/Ys. 3 P-51 gps provide escort, 2 of them later strafing rail and highway traffic NE of Paris.

In the second mission, over 390 HBs attack 15 V-weapon sites, 5 bridges, an A/F, and a rail junction and bridge. 5 P-51 gps provide escort and 3 of these gps later strafe rail transportation tgts. Overall losses for the day's operations total 6 HBs and 6 ftrs, most to AA fire. No enemy aircraft are encountered.

8/2/44 Ninth AF IX BC halts bombing of bridges, fuel dumps, and similar tgts in Brittany except on request of 12th Army Gp, as US Third Army wants use of bridges access to all fuel they may find in their adv across France. Around 300 A-20's and B-26's attack bridges at Mezieres-sur-Seine, Mainvillers, Cinq Mars-la- Pile, Nantes, and Lisle, and ammo dumps at Caudebec-les-Elbeuf and Le Lude. Ftrs fly armed rcn in wide areas surrounding Paris and SW as far as Laval, escort IX BC, and provide cover for armd columns and close spt for ground forces.

8/2/44 Twelfth AF MBs strike at bridges near border between Italy and France, doing some damage at Gilette, Taggia, Alessandria, and at 2 points along the Var R. FBs pound bridges and A/Fs in NW Italy and S France and attack T/Os in the area.

8/2/44 Fifteenth AF 330-plus B-17's and B-24's attack Genoa harbor and hit tgts in S France, including Le Pouzin oil storage, Portes-les-Valences torpedo factory and M/Y, Le Pontet oil storage, and Avignon railroad bridges.

P-38's and P-51's provide escort.

8/2/44 Tenth AF P-51's, P-47's, and A-36's spt ground forces in Taungni area. P-51's and P-47's on patrols and armed rcn hit various T/Os around Katha, Mainghka, Meza, Helon, Mohnyin, Bilumyo, and Namma. P-40's attack gun positions and strongpoints at Myitkyina.

8/2/44 Fourteenth AF 11 B-25's and 32 P-40's and P-38's bomb and strafe town of Tengchung. 9 P-40's and P-38's damage bridge at Tingka. Yangtze R shipping and supplies are attacked at Shihlipu by 8 P-40's.

8/2/44 FEAF B-24's bomb A/F at Yap I. A-20's bomb Nabire A/F while in Wewak area bmrs and ftrs hit bridge and A/F at Boram and bridges, comm lines, troop concentrations, and other tgts along coastline, especially between But and Cape Karawop. MBs and HBs carry out wide sweeps over the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Is, hitting A/Fs at Maumere, Amahai, and Liang, and shipping off Ceram and Amboina. HBs hit Cape Chater and Lautem while MBs bomb camp near Poeloeti. FBs hit Mapia I and coastal vessels and shore tgts at Talaud.

8/3/44 Eighth AF In early afternoon nearly 400 B-17's and B-24's bomb M/Ys in France and 1 in Germany, an oil refinery in Germany, and an A/F, road and rail junctions, bridges, and a few individual tgts in France. 3 of the 6 P-51 gps providing escort later strafe transportation tgts and A/Fs. 12 aircraft are claimed destroyed. 6 HBs and 6 P-51's are lost. Later in the afternoon 515 bmrs attack 20 V-weapon sites in France. 2 A/Fs and a railroad bridge and a junction in France, 2 oil refineries and a storage depot in Belgium, 4 oil facilities in France, a road and rail bridge in the Netherlands, and M/Ys in Belgium. 6 ftr gps provide uneventful escort. One HB is lost.

8/3/44 Ninth AF 180-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb rail bridges, overpasses, and junctions at Mantes-la-Jolie, Chartres, La Chenaie and Merey, fuel dump at Maintenon, and alternate rail tgts in N France. Ftrs escort IX BC bmrs and a few C-47's, provide cover for ground forces, and fly armed rcn over wide areas of N and W France.

8/3/44 Twelfth AF MBs achieve fair results in attacks on bridges at Gilette, Levens, Lesegno, Albenga, and Asti, and at 2 locations along Var R. FBs have successful day against comm tgts (mainly road and railroad bridges) and A/Fs in N Italy. At least 15 bridges are damaged or demolished and several parked aircraft are destroyed.

8/3/44 Fifteenth AF More than 600 B-17's and B-24's hit industry in Friedrichshafen area, including chemical works, fabric works, and 2 aircraft factories, and bomb comm tgts in Brenner Pass area, attacking Avisio viaduct and bridges at Ora and San Michele all'Adige. Ftrs fly about 300 sorties in spt. HBs and ftrs claim 18 enemy aircraft shot down. 11 US airplanes are destroyed.

8/3/44 Tenth AF B-25's bomb Wanling, knock out bridge at Panghkam, and attack bridges along the railroad from Naba to Myitkyina. P-51's and P-47's spt ground forces N of Taungni and near Sahmaw, hit towns of Shwegu and Mosit, attack factory area at Mohnyin, and pound boats, troop concentrations, and gun positions at Myitkyina and Maingna.

8/3/44 Fourteenth AF 23 B-24's bomb town of Yoyang. 6 B-25's hit Mangshih. Nearly 150 P-40's, P-51's, and P-38's on armed rcn attack T/Os, including A/Fs, troops, town areas, supply areas, and rail, road, and river traffic at numerous locations, including areas of Tengchung, Tingka, Mangshih, Loyang, Changsha, Hengyang, Tangyang, Chingmen, Chaling, Siangyin, Nanchang, Siangtan, Hengshan, Chuchou, Ikiawan, and Leiyang.

8/3/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Yap and islands in Woleai group. Bad weather cancels scheduled strikes over Vogelkop Peninsula area, However, MBs hit troop concentrations at Bira and other points on MacCluer Gulf, bomb Urarom, and spt Allied ground forces on Biak by hitting troops in Korim Bay area. An ammo dump and oil derrick at Boela are also destroyed. Supply dumps, comm tgts, and bridges are hit as FBs and A-20's continue to blast areas around But, Dagua, and Wewak.

8/3/44 Seventh AF VII Air Serv Area Cmd is activated. B-24's from the Marshalls pound Truk.

8/4/44 Eighth AF In late morning and mid-afternoon raids, over 1,250 HBs attack 4 oil refineries, 4 aircraft factories, 4 A/Fs, Peenemunde experimental establishment, and torpedo plants in Germany, 2 coastal batteries in Pas de Calais area, and 2 V-weapon sites, 2 A/Fs, a M/Y, a railroad crossing, and a bridge in NW France. All of the Eighth's 15 ftr gps spt the operations, flying 782 sorties. HBs claim 3 airplanes destroyed and ftrs claim 39 destroyed in air and 15 on ground. Strafing claims include numerous items of rolling stock. 14 HBs and 15 ftrs are lost during the day.

8/4/44 Ninth AF 62 A-20's and B-26's bomb rail bridges at Oissel, Epernon, and Saint-Remy-sur-Avre and an ammo dump and bivouac area in Foret de Sille. Ftrs furnish cover over battle area and for an armd column, fly sweeps, dive-bomb enemy positions and also fuel dumps at Angers, attack ammo dump at Tours, and fly armed rcn in Quimper-Nantes, Amines, and Saint-Quentin areas.

8/4/44 Twelfth AF Weather severely hampers the day's operations. MBs attacking bridges at Levens, Ventimiglia, Fontan, and along Var R achieve poor results. FBs in same general area hit bridges, tracks, guns, junction, and A/F, and strike at Nice harbor.

8/4/44 Fifteenth AF In an attempt to comply with the first direct Soviet request for AAF air strikes, 70-plus P-38's and P- 51's leave Italy, attack A/F and town of Focsani and land at FRANTIC bases in USSR.

8/4/44 Tenth AF B-25's bomb town of Sahmaw in spt of advancing Allied ground forces. P-51's also spt ground forces in the Sahmaw-Taungni area. FBs hit various tgts, including town areas, gun positions, troops, and comm lines in or near Shwegu Pinbaw, Kazu, Bhamo, Myitkyina, Bilumyo, Mawhe, Mainghka, and Onsansaing.

8/4/44 Fourteenth AF 20 B-25's bomb town of Mangshih and A/Fs at Lashio and Hsenwi. 32 P-40's hit town area and T/Os at Tengchung. 70 P-40's attack troops, supplies, river shipping, and trucks at several points in Tungting Lake-Yangtze R region. 4 P-38's knock out 2 bridges at Mongyu.

8/4/44 FEAF B-24's bomb supply area on Utagal I and A/F at Yap. Other B-24's bomb oil installations at Boela and attack Faan. B-25's and A-20's hit oilfields at Klamono and at Kasim I and bomb Nabire A/F. P-39's strafe Pegun I. A-20's and FBs in spt of Allied forces pound enemy concentrations, supplies, and barges E of Driniumor R, at Abau, S of Torricelli Range, at Boram, and just W of Wewak.

8/4/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-25's fly 2 strikes against Guam. B-25's staging from the Marshalls, hit Ponape.

8/4/44 Eleventh AF 4 P-38's accompanied by 1 B-25 fly top cover for naval force near Massacre Bay. 4 MBs fly an uneventful shipping sweep.

8/5/44 Eighth AF In the morning 1,062 HBs strike Magdeburg-Brunswick-Hannover region, bombing oil, aircraft, and engine works and A/F. 14 ftr gps provide spt, 657 airplanes completing sorties. The HBs and ftrs encounter about 100 ftrs and claim 30 destroyed. The ftrs of 6 gps fly strafing missions against highway and rail trafflc and several A/Fs. 14 HBs and 6 ftrs are lost. During afternoon 38 B-17's, escorted by P-51 gp bomb 6 V-weapon sites and an A/F in France. No losses are suffered.

8/5/44 Ninth AF In order that operations controlled by Ninth AF be developed in close association with HQ 12th Army Gp, the Ninth's HQ at Uxbridge and Grandcamp-les-Bains are closed and a single HQ opened the following day (6 Aug) at Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin near both Adv HQ 12th Army Gp and Adv HQ AEAF.

50th and 53rd TC Wgs of IX TCC are attached to MAAF for purpose of forming, with 51st TC Wg, a Prov TC AirDiv to handle the airborne phase of the invasion of S France. 300-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb Saint-Malo harbor and Foret de Sille fuel dump during 4/5 Aug, and during the day, rail bridges at 6 cities in N and W France, and M/Y at Compiegne. Ftrs furnish cover for ground forces and fly armed rcn over wide areas of N France.

8/5/44 Twelfth AF Weather again restricts operations. A-20's on armed rcn in Po Valley during 4/5 Aug attack lights and vehicles. FBs fly a few unsuccessful missions against bridges.

8/5/44 Tenth AF 14 B-25's bomb town area of Taungni and stores area at Bilumyo. 50 P-51's also pound Taungni area.

21 P-47's attack T/Os throughout widespread area around Bhamo.

8/5/44 Fourteenth AF 15 B-25's bomb town of Wanling. 3 hit Lashio A/F. 36 P-40's again pound Tengchung. In Tungting Lake area 50-plus P-40's attack comm tgts, troops, and numerous trucks.

8/5/44 FEAF B-24's bomb personnel and supply areas on Yap. Other B-24's bomb oil facilities at Boela while B-25's hit villages and small boats near Seleman Bay and afterwards bomb Besar I. B-24's attack seaplane anchorage at Kokas while P-39's strafe barges in W Geelvink Bay area. Despite bad weather, P-39's manage to hit Luain gun positions and ammo dump. A few B-24's bomb Sasa A/F.

8/5/44 Seventh AF B-25's from Saipan fly 2 strikes against Guam.

8/5/44 Eleventh AF A weather mission is followed by a shipping sweep flown by 2 MBs which is aborted early due to weather.

8/6/44 Eighth AF The Eighth strikes 5 aircraft and engine factories, torpedo plant, 7 oil refineries, and an A/F in Berlin and Hamburg-Kiel areas, and 2 V-weapon sites in Pas de Calais area. 953 HBs attack their tgts. 25 fail to return. The 554 ftrs in spt lose 6 of their number. Total claims of enemy airplanes destroyed amount to 34. The bombing is very effective and 10 major tgts are severely damaged during one of the best days the Eighth experiences. In conjunction with the operations against the Berlin and Hamburg-Kiel areas, the Eighth begins its second shuttle-bombing mission to the USSR. 78 B-17's are dispatched, but 3 return to UK due to mechanical troubles. The HB formation is met by a P-51 gp 60 mi E of Jutland. 75 B-17's bomb aircraft factory at Rahmel, near Gdynia, with good results. Another P-51 gp picks up the formation as it withdraws toward USSR. No aircraft are lost and the HBs land at Poltava and Mirgorod while the P-51's land at Piryatin.

8/6/44 Ninth AF MBs and LBs hit bridges, fuel and ammo dumps, and a locomotive depot at Beauvais, Beaumont-sur- Sarthe, Courtalain, Foret de Perseigne, and Blois. Ftrs escort IX BC and furnish cover to ground troops in Vire, Rennes, and Redon areas.

8/6/44 Twelfth AF MBs strike bridges in SE France in Rhone Valley and areas to the E, in or near Tarascon and Arles, and along Var R. FBs enjoy successful day against tgts in NW Italy and SE France, including bridges, railroad lines, motor transport, trains, roads, A/Fs, and town areas, plus shipping at Imperia, Genoa, and La Spezia.

8/6/44 Fifteenth AF 60 ftrs take off from Soviet FRANTIC bases, attack Craiova M/Y and other railroad tgts in Bucharest- Ploesti area, and land at Italian bases. Close to 700 B-17's and B-24's, operating against tgts in SE France, attack oil storage at Le Pouzin, Le Pontet, and Lyon, railroad bridges at Le Pouzin, Avignon, Tarascon, Rambert, and Givors, M/Ys at Portes-les-Valences and Miramas, and submarine pens at Toulon. 43 P-38's dive-bomb A/Fs at Orange/Plan de Dieu, and Valence. P-38's and P-51's fly about 200 sorties in spt of bombing missions.

8/6/44 Tenth AF 6 B-25's bomb town area of Mohnyin while 2 others destroy bridge at Hsenwi. 21 P-51's hit 4 railroad bridges in the Naba-Pinbaw area, destroying 2 of them. P-51's and P-47's hit numerous T/Os at Mohnyin, Hopin, Bhamo, Myothit, Katha, Indaw, and other points in N Burma. A few P-40's strafe T/Os in Myitkyina area.

8/6/44 Fourteenth AF 28 P-40's again pound Tengchung. 47 P-40's and P-51's hit trucks, troop compounds, and gun positions in Hengyang area. 19 P-40's attack sampans and trucks around Changsha. 20 others hit supplies, trucks, barracks, and T/Os at Chefang and Mangshih, between Changsha and Hengyang, and between Siangyin and Siangtan.

8/6/44 FEAF Yap supply area is bombed by B-24's. Heavy frontal weather activity over Vogelkop Peninsula and the Moluccas cancels strikes in that area. On the mainland of New Guinea, MBs and ftrs, though restricted by weather, spt ground operations near Sarmi, hit gun positions at Dagua, and strafe fuel dumps and T/Os at Cape Djeruen.

8/6/44 Seventh AF B-25's from Saipan strike Guam twice. B-25's flying out of the Marshalls hit Ponape, and others from the Gilberts hit Nauru. B-24's from Kwajalein bomb Wotje.

8/7/44 Eighth AF Shuttle mission continues from USSR. In accordance with Soviet request, tgt is oil refinery in Poland.

57 B-17's and 37 P-51's are dispatched. 55 HBs (2 return to base early) bomb refinery at Trzebinia. P- 51's engage 6 to 8 enemy ftrs over tgt and claim destruction of 3 of them. The airplanes return to FRANTIC bases in USSR. In UK 902 HBs, supported by 10 ftr gps, are dispatched to bomb oil dumps and bridges in France. Cloud conditions cause multiple aborts, but 483 HBs bomb 11 oil dumps, 5 bridges, 3 A/Fs, and an M/Y. 3 HBs are lost. 8 gps of FBs attack M/Ys and rail transportation N and E of Paris.

8/7/44 Ninth AF To maintain close association with ground forces, IX TAC and XIX TAC constitute mobile units to accompany Adv HQ of US First and Third Armies, respectively, as they adv rapidly to the E. Gen Brereton relinquishes cmd of Ninth AF to become CG First Allied Airborne Army. 380-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb bridges at Nogent-sur-Seine and Neuvy-sur-Loire. Ftrs escort IX BC, furnish defensive cover in Vire, Laval, and Rennes areas, and spt ground forces in assault area.

8/7/44 Twelfth AF A-20's bomb shipping at Monaco, Genoa, Finale Ligure, and Alassio during 6/7 Aug. During day, B- 25's and B-26's bomb bridges at Les Censies, Ventimiglia, La Voultesur-Rhone, Livron, Avignon, and Pont-Saint-Esprit. FBs hit rail and road bridges, M/Ys at Alessandria and Albenga, shipping at Imperia and Nice, and A/Fs in NW Italy and S France.

8/7/44 Fifteenth AF 353 B-17's and B-24's bomb 2 synthetic oil refineries at Blechhammer; over 300 ftrs provide spt. 76 B- 24's hit Alibunar A/F and Novi Sad oil facilities. HBs and ftrs claim nearly 30 aircraft shot down.

8/7/44 Tenth AF B-25's destroy 2 bridges, damage 2 others, and hit T/Os in areas around Naba and Mawhun. FBs attack Mohnyin, Myothit, and Pinbaw, hit motor pool at Namana, damage 2 bridges S of Bhamo, and attack T/Os during sweeps of Onbauk A/F and town of Bhamo. FBs also spt ground forces in Taungni area.

8/7/44 Fourteenth AF 87 P-40's hit Hengyang and trucks, troops, and gun positions in the surrounding area. 21 P-40's bomb Changsha, 4 hit rivercraft at Siangsiang, 4 bomb wall at Tengchung, and 6 attack Hsiaoshuipu.

8/7/44 FEAF B-24's bomb power plant, AA positions, and barracks area on Yap, phosphate plant on Fais I, and A/Fs at Galela and Lolobata, where 35-50 aircraft are destroyed or damaged.

8/7/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-25's hit Guam twice during the day.

8/8/44 Eighth AF Shuttle mission continues as B-17's with P-51 escort, leave bases in USSR. While 36 hit Buzau A/F others hit A/F at Zilistea. No ftrs are encountered during mission. 359 B-24's from UK bomb 10 Vweapon sites and 4 A/Fs in NE France. 6 P-51 gps provide escort. 2 gps bomb and 3 gps strafe rail facilities and rail and motor transportation with good results. 497 B-17's bomb troop concentrations and strongpoints and T/Os S of Caen. 2 P-51 gps give spt, 1 later strafing traffic in Rouen area. 10 HBs and 4 P-51's are lost, mostly to AA fire. 4 gps of FBs (163 planes) strafe and bomb M/Ys, a bridge, and T/Os N and W of Dijon and in Paris-miens-Saint-Quentin area. Eighth AF during the day and RAF during 7/8 Aug drop over 5,200 tons of bombs, mainly in spt of Canadian First Army (accompanied by a Polish armd div) offensive toward Falaise.

8/8/44 Ninth AF Gen Vandenberg assumes cmd of Ninth AF. 406 B-26's and A-20's bomb rail embankment and bridges at 8 locations in N and W France, attack radar installations between Argentan and Alencon, and give tac spt to ground forces near Saint-Malo. Ftrs escort IX BC, give defensive air cover, and fly armed rcn E of Paris and in battle area.

8/8/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack tgts in Po and Rhone Valleys, hitting bridges and railroad tracks in or near Alessandria, Avignon, and Pont-Saint-Esprit, and along Var R. A-20's hit storage dump and nearby town of Savigliano. FBs hit barge in San Stefano al Mare harbor and pontoon and railroad bridges nearby, and attack Mantua causeway and nearby bridges, scoring many hits and destroying several vehicles.

8/8/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather limits operations to rcn missions.

8/8/44 Tenth AF B-25's are weathered out of their primary tgt, the town of Shwekyina. The MBs hit alternates, destroying Meza bridge and damaging 3 others, and bombing railroad tracks at several points between Naba and Meza. Weather severely curtails FB missions.

8/8/44 Fourteenth AF 6 B-25's and 7 P-40's bomb storage area in Hengshan and destroy several trucks in the area. 29 P- 40's hit gun positions and T/Os in Hengyang vicinity. 14 P-51's and P-40's hit bridge, trucks, and river craft at Siangtan while 8 blast trucks, barges, and compound between Siangtan and Hengyang. 12 P- 40's attack river shipping from Sinti to Hankow. 15 P-40's bomb storage areas and radio stations at Amoy and Swatow.

8/8/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Yap and GagilTomil Is, concentrating on airstrips, A/Fs at Galela, Lolobata, and Babo, and towns of Urarom and Manokwari. A-20's bomb radio station near Hollandia and hit troop concentrations in Musu area. FBs bomb bridges and buildings at Boram, troops at But, and guns at Dagua.

8/8/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-25's bomb Guam where effective resistance ends. B-25's from the Marshalls hit Ponape while B-24's bomb Truk.

8/9/44 Eighth AF More than 500 HBs attack aircraft engine plant at Sindelfingen and several T/Os, including M/Ys at Saarbrucken, Luxembourg, and Saint-Vith. 18 HBs are lost, mostly to AA fire. 15 ftr gps fly 570 sorties in spt, claiming 33 aircraft destroyed in air and 30 on ground, plus numerous ground tgts in strafing attacks. 15 FB gps bomb and strafe rail tgts, including 12 M/Ys, in France. 325th Photographic Wg (Rcn) is activated to replace 8th Rcn Wg (Prov).

8/9/44 Ninth AF Close to 400 MBs and LBs attack ammo dump in Foret de Blois, shipping at Brest, and other tgts, including rail bridges at 10 locations in N and W France. Ftrs escort IX BC, cover ground forces, and fly armed rcn in wide areas of N France (around Paris, as far S as Orleans, and as far NE as Reims and Chalonssur-Marne).

8/9/44 Twelfth AF MB efforts are restricted by bad weather. However, during 8/9 Aug A-20's hit tgts along coastal road from Nice to Genoa, and during the day B-25's hit railroad at Ventimiglia and B-26's attain excellent results on Bergamo/Orio al Serio AF. FBs sink motor vessel in Imperia harbor and attack railroad facilities in NW Italy.

8/9/44 Fifteenth AF Around 400 B-24's and B-17's, with ftr escorts, bomb 2 A/Fs and an oil refinery at Budapest, rolling stock plant and aircraft assembly plant at Gyor, and M/Y and oil refinery at Brod.

8/9/44 Tenth AF 24 FBs spt ground forces in Taungni-Sahmaw area. Several others unsuccessfully attack bridge N of Hopin and bomb town of Tagwin.

8/9/44 Fourteenth AF 6 B-25's bomb compound and vehicle shed on NE edge of Hengyang. 36 P-40's and P-51's attack trucks, gun positions, and buildings at several points in Hengyang-Siangtan area. 21 P-51's and P- 40's knock out pontoon bridge and hit junks and sampans at Changsha, and attack rivercraft at points along the C Yangtze.

8/9/44 FEAF B-24's blast AA positions in 3 different areas of Yap I. Other B-24's bomb A/Fs at Boela and at Liang.

A-20's hit shipping facilities at Asap I and bomb Nabire A/F. Ftrs strafe villages S of Manokwari. B-25's bomb forces on N coast of Waigeo I. A-20's and FBs hit troops at Dagua and near Haur and bomb stores at Cape Moem and machineguns at Cape Wom.

8/10/44 Eighth AF 45 P-51's in Italy during FRANTIC mission are dispatched with Fifteenth AF aircraft to escort on a troop carrier evacuation mission. Over 150 B-24's from UK bomb 2 bridges and 3 fuel dumps SE of Paris, plus T/O near Brienon-sur-Armancon. 5 ftr gps and a sq afford escort, claiming 8 airplanes destroyed in combat. Rail and transportation facilities are strafed in Paris, Troyes, Dreux, Chartres and Evreux areas. 11 gps of FBs, in 2 operations, bomb large number of rail and highway transportation tgts, including 15 M/Ys S and E of Paris, and along French-Belgian border.

8/10/44 Ninth AF Almost 200 MBs and LBs bomb rail bridges and embankments in wide areas around Paris. Ftrs escort bmrs, spt ground forces, give defensive cover, and fly armed rcn in battle areas and around Amiens, Paris, Cambrai, Meaux, Dijon, and Troyes.

8/10/44 Twelfth AF MB and LB missions are cancelled by bad weather. FBs, operating on reduced scale, hit gun positions along S coast of France in preparation for Allied invasion of S France (Operation DRAGOON).

8/10/44 Fifteenth AF More than 450 HBs, with ftr escort, hit 6 oil refineries in Ploesti area.

8/10/44 Tenth AF 9 B-25's bomb town of Shwekyina. A few P-51's spt ground forces by hitting railroad station at Mingon.

8/10/44 Fourteenth AF 9 P-40's strafe Taiyuan A/F claiming more than 20 aircraft destroyed. 16 P-40's destroy 4 trucks and damage about 50 others at Siangtan and in Changsha area. 2 P-40's strafe numerous junks along S China coast.

8/10/44 FEAF B-24's attack Yap, concentrating on AA positions, A/Fs and town of Yap. Others hit A/Fs at Galela, Lolobata and Namlea. B-25's bomb Langgoer A/F. FBs attack Sorong, Manokwari, and villages along W coast of Geelvink Bay. FBs continue to pound forces between Aitape and Wewak. Large-scale TC missions are flown to forward bases, especially in Schouten Is.

8/10/44 Twentieth AF 2 missions are flown during 10/11 Aug. In one, 24 B-29's, out of Chengtu, bomb urban area of Nagasaki and 3 others hit T/Os. The B-29's claim 1 ftr shot down, the first such claim (except probables) by the B-29's. In other missions, the first staged through China Bay, 31 B-29's bomb oil refineries at Palembang, 8 mine the Moesi R nearby, and 3 hit T/Os and a secondary tgt. The first attack, from Ceylon to Sumatra, is the longest single-stage combat flight (about 3,900 mi) by B-29's during the war.

8/10/44 Seventh AF B-24's, flying their first mission from Saipan, pound Iwo Jima, beginning the AAF's neutralization campaign of that island. Saipan-based P-47's hit Tinian and Pagan Is. All organized resistance on Guam ends. B-24's from Kwajalein hit Wotje.

8/10/44 Eleventh AF 4 B-25's on a shipping sweep spot 2 patrol boats 75 mi ESE of Shimushu I. One is sunk, the other is damaged.

8/11/44 Eighth AF More than 850 HBs attack 13 M/Ys, fuel dumps, A/Fs, and T/Os, in NE France and Paris area, and 23 arsenal areas, barracks, concrete emplacements and heavy arty posts in and around Brest, escorted by 8 ftr gps and a sq. 5 gps later strafe ground tgts.

8/11/44 Ninth AF LBs and MBs from 97th, 98th, and 99th Combat Bomb Wgs attack bridges at Montrichard, Oissel, Fismes, and Creil/Saint-Maximin, gun defenses at Ile de Cezembre and Saint-Malo, and ammo dump at Foret de Roumare. Ftrs cover assault area, escort IX BC, and fly armed rcn in battle area and extensively over N France.

8/11/44 Twelfth AF B-25's, B-26's, and P-47's strike gun positions along French and Italian coasts W of Genoa as DRAGOON assault force begins movement from Naples area toward tgts in S France.

8/11/44 Tenth AF 5 B-25's bomb encampment area and underground shelters at Kadu. 4 others abort because of bad weather. 6 P-40's attack Japanese-occupied temple at Shwekyina and Japanese HQ at Bhamo.

8/11/44 Fourteenth AF 23 B-24's bomb Changsha, 16 B-25's pound Hengyang over 40 P-51's and P-40's bomb bridges, villages, warehouses, trucks, troops, and other T/Os in Hengyang area. 26 P-40's attack T/Os at or near Chuting, Puchou, and Yungfengshih.

8/11/44 FEAF A-20's hit shipping off Urarom and in Wandammen Bay and barges and a radar station along coast of Geelvink Bay. A-20's pound Japanese HQ and bivouac areas S of Sawar, A-20's and B-25's bomb forces at Haur village while P-39's hit Kairiru I barge terminal, coastal guns at several points, and troops, supplies, and buildings from But to Rocky Pt.

8/11/44 Seventh AF Makin based B-25's hit Ponape.

8/12/44 Eighth AF Shuttle-bombing mission UK-USSR-Italy-UK is completed. Of 72 B-17's taking off from Fifteenth AF bases in Italy, 3 have various problems. The others bomb Toulouse/Francazal A/F and then proceed to UK. 62 P-51's (part of the shuttle-mission force) and 43 from UK provide escort. No aircraft are lost.

70 HBs and 58 P-51's land in UK. 5 HBs and 6 P-51's, either left in Italy or returning there during mission, subsequently return to UK. Over 500 other HBs attack 7 A/Fs and M/Ys in the Paris area. 6 ftr gps provide escort, 1 escorts Ninth AF MBs. 2 of the gps afterwards strafe transportation tgts. In 2 operations nearly 900 FBs attack transportation tgts in NE France, a large number of which are bombed with good results by over 700, at a loss of 13 ftrs.

8/12/44 Ninth AF IX BC LBs and MBs attack Oissel rail bridge, Corbeil-Essonnes refueling siding, and numerous points along highways in Argentan area with aim of bottling up enemy troops. Ftrs fly ground forces cover and armed rcn over wide areas of W and N France, also escort IX BC.

8/12/44 Twelfth AF MBs, LBs, and FBs attack tgts, mainly gun positions, in battle area N of Arno R and in S France.

8/12/44 Fifteenth AF Almost 550 ftr escorted HBs bomb gun positions in Savona, Genoa, Marseille, and Sete areas. 100- plus P-51's strafe radar installations and other coast-watching facilities along French S coast. These and Twelfth AF strikes are preparatory to DRAGOON.

8/12/44 Tenth AF About 20 FBs hit Shwekyina, damage bridge near Manla, bomb railroad yards at Pinwe, strafe river boat near Bhamo, and attack troops in Myothit area. 24 FBs spt ground forces in Taungni-Pinbaw area.

8/12/44 Fourteenth AF 7 B-25's bomb railroad yards at Hengyang. 19 P-51's and P-40's hit T/Os in this area. 39 P-40's attack various T/Os at Chiuchiang, Yungfengshih, Loyang, Siangtan, and Tengchung.

8/12/44 FEAF FEAF long-range rcn is greatly increased thanks to strategic position of newly acquired Schouten Is bases. B-24's pound A/F at Babo while B-25's and P-39's hit Nabire A/F. Other P-39's attack defenses at Mansinam I and shore concentrations along W Geelvink Bay. P-47's spt ground operations in area of Sansapor Pt by bombing Dore. A-20's and P-47's hit forces and T/Os in Sarmi area and along Metimedan R. A-20's and P-39's attack troops at Haur, coastal tgts in cooperation with PT boats, and fuel dumps at Boram.

8/12/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's hit shipping, seaplane base, and A/F at Chichi Jima, B-25's pound Pagan I while P-47's hit Rota. B-24's from the Marshalls bomb Truk while Gilberts-based B-25's pound Nauru.

8/12/44 Eleventh AF 4 B-24's and 2 F-7A's over Paramushiru and Shimushu hit tgts which include shipping in Higashi Banjo Strait and buildings and runway on Suribachi. Enemy ftrs give battle. The B-24's score 3 kills and 13 probables and damaged. 6 more MBs fly an uneventful shipping sweep and take photos over Shimushiru I.

8/13/44 Eighth AF Over 1,200 HBs escorted by 6 ftr gps attack railroad bridge, 3 coastal batteries, and several highways along with T/Os along the Seine from Le Havre to Paris during a battle area spt mission. 13 HBs are lost. Over 800 FBs attack M/Ys, bridges, tunnels, moving traffic and other transportation facilities in wide area NE of the Seine. 13 FBs are lost.

8/13/44 Ninth AF Around 575 B-26's and A-20's bomb fuel storage at Les Buissons, points along highways around Lisieux and SE to Rugles with aim of containing enemy in Falaise pocket, railroad tgts at Peronne, Doullens, and Corbeil-Essonnes. Ftrs escort IX BC, cover ground forces, and fly armed rcn in Alencon, Le Mans, Domfront, and Chartres areas. About 125 transports fly ferry and evacuation missions.

During 13/14 Aug, 28 B-26's bomb Foret de Halouze ammo dump and bivouac area.

8/13/44 Twelfth AF MBs blast coastal def guns in Marseille area while LBs during 12/13 Aug attack tgts along Monaco- Toulon road, and FBs hit guns and barracks in the area. Ftrs strafe A/Fs at Les Chanoines, Montreal, Avignon, La Jasse, Istres-Le-Tube, Valence, and Bergamo. A-20's attack explosive stores in battle area in Arno R Valley.

8/13/44 Fifteenth AF Almost 500 B-24's and B-17's attack gun positions around Genoa, Toulon, and Sete, and strike at bridges at Pont-Saint-Esprit, Avignon, Orange, and Crest. 31 P-38's dive-bomb Montelimar A/F. Other ftrs fly 180-plus sorties in spt of HB missions. 28 HBs hit military installations at Pec.

8/13/44 Tenth AF 20 FBs hit troops and supplies at Mankwi, Myothit, and Tali. 7 others knock out bridge at Kyauktalon and damage another near Namkwin. 26 FBs attack village of Pinwe and hit T/Os near Mawlu and Pinbaw. 9 B-26's strike bomb storage area at Pinwe considerably damaging the village.

8/13/44 Fourteenth AF 30-plus B-25's bomb Tungling, Sinsiang, and Hengyang, Pailochi A/F, shipping at Takao harbor and nearby coastal areas. 3 cargo vessels are claimed sunk. 51 P-40's and P-51's attack trucks, bridges, railroad yards, troops, and other T/Os in Hengyang area. 18 P-40's and P-38's pound Tengchung. 50- plus other P-40's, P-51's, and P-38's attack troops, bridges, railroad tracks, shipping, trucks, and other T/Os at several locations including Lienhwa, Siangsiang, Sinshih, Puchou, Tungyangtun, Hengshan, Weichow I, Luichow Peninsula, Tingka, Mangshih, Nanchang, Puchi, and along Yunglo R.

8/13/44 FEAF Bad weather in SWPA curtails operations. B-24's bomb bivouacs and supply dumps at Manokwari.

Bmrs hit Cape Wom storage area while P-39's cooperate with PT boats to hit Dagua personnel areas and Suain coastal positions. P-47's and P-39's hit Cape Wom, troops at Ulban, Matapau, and Suain, and spt ground forces at Sarmi. TC aircraft complete nearly 90 missions to Owi I and other forward bases.

8/13/44 Eleventh AF Of 3 B-24's departing Shemya during 12/13 Aug, 1 aborts while the other 2 bomb Kashiwabara staging area. Later 6 B-25's fly a shipping sweep E of the N Kurils during which ftr is downed.

8/14/44 Eighth AF Over 1,100 HBs attack 9 A/Fs, 2 aero engine factories, 1 oil plant, 2 bridges, 2 rail junctions and other secondary and T/Os in SW Germany, E France, and Bordeaux region. Ftrs fly 388 sorties in spt and destroy 10 aircraft, 19 locomotives, and numerous other ground tgts. 6 FB gps attack tgts within 130mi radius of Paris, 136 FBs bombing various transportation tgts.

8/14/44 Ninth AF IX BC MBs and LBs hit several highway and rail bridges, junctions and sidings mostly beyond battlelines in France to delay and complicate German retreat. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly armed rcn over Falaise, Broglie, and Chartres areas, and spt ground forces, especially 7 armed and inf divs, over wide areas of N and W France. A XIX TAC sq uniquely effects surrender of a number of German ground troops, Germans on roads being strafed by sq NE of Carrouges wave white flags, whereupon planes buzz the road and shepherd enemy troops into a column which then proceeds to US lines to surrender.

8/14/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit coastal def guns while FBs pound various gun positions, tracks, enemy HQ, and T/Os in the Toulon-Nice area. Ftrs strafe radar installations and T/Os along the French S coast as DRAGOON forces approach. During 13/14 Aug A-20's hit T/Os in W Po Valley and fuel dump N of Italy battle area.

8/14/44 Fifteenth AF 540 B-24's and B-17's bomb gun positions in Toulon and Genoa areas as DRAGOON convoy heads for French Mediterranean coast. 145 P-38's and P-51's strafe radar installations at several coastal points.

8/14/44 Tenth AF B-25's bomb Mohnyin and Indaw. 18 P-51's pound tgts in Myothit area. 46 other FBs hit various N Burma tgts including Naba junction, active area near Pinbaw, building and T/Os at Thaikwagon, cmd post at Hopin, motor pool at Nansiaung Forest, ammo and other supplies in Mohnyin area, and bridges S of Bhamo one of which is slightly damaged.

8/14/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-25's blast Lungling while 16 P-40's hit fortified pass and T/Os to the S. 12 B-25's bomb railroad yards at Siangtan. 31 P-40's and P-51's hit railroad yards, river shipping, and general T/Os at Hengyang. 13 P-40's attack Tengchung. 13 others hit trucks, troops, and rivercraft at Pailochi and Siying and 4 bomb bridge at Hsenwi.

8/14/44 FEAF B-25's and B-24's attack Ternate I, AA positions, oil dumps, barracks, supply areas, and other tgts throughout the Halmaheras. B-24's pound A/F at Babo while A-20's and FBs, along with RAAF airplanes, blasting bivouac, and troops at Terabu, Kaiten, and Wewak Pt.

8/14/44 Seventh AF The Seventh is reorganized as a 'mobile tac airforce,' retaining only units that will function in the combat area. VII BC includes 11th, 30th, 41st, and 494th Bomb Gps; VII FC includes 15th and 318th Ftr Gps and 8th Night Ftr Sq; and the recently activated VII Air Serv Area Cmd is composed of 4 serv gps. Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima and B-25's hit Pagan. P-47's hit Rota. From the Marshalls, B-25's hit Ponape and B-24's bomb Wotje.

8/15/44 Eighth AF More than 850 HBs attack 11 NW German, Dutch, and Belgian A/Fs in conjunction with 1,000 RAF HBs and Mosquitos raiding 9 A/Fs in the Netherlands and Belgium, all supported by 607 VIII FC sorties.

17 Eighth AF HBs and 6 ftrs are lost. HBs claim 13 aircraft destroyed while ftrs claim 14 in air and 8 on ground, along with 29 locomotives and a large number of other ground tgts. 33 P-47's dive-bomb and skip-bomb repair shop and locomotives in M/Y at Braine-le-Comte.

8/15/44 Ninth AF 50th and 53d TC Wgs, on loan to MAAF, participate in invasion of S France as part of Prov TC Air Div.

330-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb Marseille-en-Beauvaisis and Foret de Chantilly ammo and fuel dumps, rail bridges at Auverssise and L'Isle-Adam, Serqueux M/Y, and coastal defense at SaintMalo.

Ftrs fly cover for 5 inf and armd divs, escort IX BC, and fly extensive armed rcn over N and W France.

8/15/44 Twelfth AF During 14/15 Aug A-20's bomb Le Vallon, Istres, and Orange/Plan de Dieu A/Fs and other Rhone Valley tgts while US Seventh Army carries out preliminary operations to isolate DRAGOON invasion beaches. US Special Serv Force invades Levant and Port-Cros Is and secures left flank of assault area. French commandos land E of Cap Negre and clear coastal defenses, French Naval Assault Gp lands SW of Cannes and secures right flank. 1st Airborne TF drops in rear of assault beaches and blocks off invasion area from the interior. Main force, US VI Corps, lands 3 divs abreast between Nice and Toulon at 0800. A-20's bomb barracks in invasion area while B-25's, B-26's, P-38's, and P-47's, supporting invasion, pound beaches, enemy concentrations, and gun positions in coastal areas and later in the day move attacks inland to interdict enemy comm lines successfully hitting numerous bridges. Ftrs maintain constant patrol over convoys and invasion area.

8/15/44 Fifteenth AF In Fifteenth AF's first HB mass night raid, 252 B-17's and B-24's after predawn takeoff pound beaches in Cannes-Toulon area in immediate adv of Operation DRAGOON. 28 other ftr-escorted B-17's bomb highway bridges over Rhone R. B-17's sent against coastal gun positions abort mission owing to poor visibility. 166 P-51's escort MATAF C-47's carrying airborne invasion troops.

8/15/44 EAC AM Coryton assumes cmd of Third Tac AF, a major component of EAC. Tac AF functions remain under Coryton until it is dissolved on 4 Dec 44.

8/15/44 Tenth AF More than 70 P-51's, P-47's, P-40's, and A-36's hit numerous N Burma tgts including general T/Os in Bhamo area, monastery at Pegu, troops E of Mawhun, Loiwing and Lashio A/F and rail tgts between Naba and Hopin. Close spt strikes are flown for ground forces in Pinbaw and Naba areas. Supply dumps at Mainghka are bombed and 2 villages N of Kazu are hit and burned out.

8/15/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-25's bomb Kutkai, demolishing 2 large buildings and leaving 14 burning. 35 P-40's attack Tingka, Hsenwi, Lungling, and Tengchung. Nearly 100 P-40's and P-51's attack troops, horses, trucks, river shipping, arty pieces, warehouses, and general T/Os in or near Sungpai, Sinshih, Hengyang, Chaling, Leiyang, Sinyang, Siangtan, Hukow, and Changsha. 4 P-40's hit coastal shipping at Hongay and Nam Dinh.

8/15/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Lolobata A/F and B-25's attack shipping in Ternate area, setting a 1,200-ton vessel afire and damaging several luggers and barges. P-39's dive-bomb AA positions at Wewak Pt. FEAF aircraft on armed rcn hit T/Os in Ceram area and Tanimbar Is.

8/15/44 Thirteenth AF XIII FC moves from Guadalcanal to Sansapor Pt.

8/16/44 Eighth AF Over 950 HBs attack 11 oil refineries, aircraft plants and several T/Os in C Germany. 16 ftr gps fly over 600 spt sorties. 24 HBs are lost. Ftrs claim 32 air victories.

8/16/44 Ninth AF The 4 gps of 98th Combat Bomb Wg move during 16-30 Aug from UK to the Continent. About 130 MBs and LBs hit Foret de Roumare ammo dump and rail bridges at Pont-Audemer, Thibouville, Brionne, Nassandres, and Le Bourg. Ftrs escort IX BC, give air cover to armd div and inf forces, and fly patrol and armed rcn over N and W France.

8/16/44 Twelfth AF In spt of DRAGOON forces, ftrs and FBs continue to blast enemy defenses and comm on the beaches and in the invasion area of S France. A-20's hit lights and vehicles during 15/16 Aug from N of beachhead to Rhone R and during the day raid ammo stores. MBs pound Rhone R bridges and gun positions throughout the general area.

8/16/44 Fifteenth AF 89 B-24's, with ftr escort, bomb chemical works at Friedrichshafen. 108 B-17's, supporting DRAGOON, attack railroad bridges at Saint-Vallier, Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, Grenoble, and Isere-Valence. 42 P-51's escort MATAF C-47's on supply dropping mission to DRAGOON beachheads.

8/16/44 Tenth AF As last Japanese resistance in India ceases, 16 B-25's bomb Indaw. 20 P-51's hit A/Fs at Lashio, Nawnghkio, Shwebo, Anisakan, and Onbauk. 37 P-40's and P-51's hit strong points, pillboxes, and machinegun positions in Pinbaw area. 19 P-47's and P-51's attack T/Os at Katha, bridge S of Bhamo, town of Tagwin, railroad T/Os between Naba and Hopin, enemy-held monastery, and ammo dump at Pegu.

8/16/44 Fourteenth AF 18 B-25's bomb Wanling area and warehouses while 12 hit Chaling area and warehouses at Siangtan.

90 P-40's and P-51's hit bridges, fortified positions, troops, trucks, rivercraft, supplies, gun positions, and other T/Os in Hsenwi and Lungling areas and in widespread area around Tungting Lake and C Yangtze R.

8/16/44 FEAF B-24's and B-25's bomb Miti and Lolobata A/Fs, warehouses and shipping facilities at Ternate I, shipping in Wasile and Weda Bays, installations on Ajoe and Japanese positions at Tanimbar Is. Off Alor I B-25's sink small vessel. A-20's spt ground forces in Maffln Bay area while P-39's hit troops and positions from Manokwari to Windissi and bomb A/F at Ransiki, Moemi, and Waren.

8/16/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan hit Chichi Jima and Pagan. Marshall based B-24's bomb Truk.

8/17/44 Eighth AF 10 B-24's dispatched against Les Foulons rail bridge abort because of cloud cover over tgt. 20 ftr gps strafe and bomb between Brussels and Paris, 11 M/Ys, 2 A/Fs and numerous T/Os and destroy many locomotives, train cars, and road vehicles along with bridges, towers, warehouses and barges.

8/17/44 Ninth AF 400-plus A-20's and B-26's bomb road bridges at Montfort-sur-Risle, Pont-Audemer, Nassandres, Beaumont-le-Roger, Le Bourg, Brionne, and Beaumontel, and rail bridge at La Ferriere-sur-Risle. Ftrs fly ground force cover over SaintMalo and Dreux and armed rcn in NW France. IX TAC ftrs attack and severely damage Gestapo HQ near Chateauroux.

8/17/44 Twelfth AF Despite bad weather, MBs attack railroad bridges leading to beachhead area of S French coast and hit coastal guns SW of Toulon. LBs hit motor transport during night and drop ammo to invasion forces.

FBs and ftrs on armed rcn and patrol score excellent results against motor transport and rail cars and destroy several airplanes on A/Fs in S France.

8/17/44 Fifteenth AF 53 B-17's, with ftr cover, bomb Nish A/F. 250 B-24's, escorted by P-51's, bomb 3 oil refineries and T/Os in Ploesti area.

8/17/44 Tenth AF 47 FBs spt ground forces in Pinbaw area. 9 B-25's bomb Katha. 12 FBs pound town areas of Nanyinbya and Bilumyo. 12 other FBs attack arty positions and storage areas in Momauk area. India is cleared of all Japanese forces.

8/17/44 Fourteenth AF 25 B-24's blast Yoyang. 18 B-25's bomb railroad yards and storage area at Chiuchiang and 4 hit road and A/F in Hengyang area and storage buildings at Nanyo. 100-plus P-40's, P-51's, and P-38's on offensive rcn attack town areas, bridges, hangars, supply dumps, railroad tgts, and road and river traffic in E Burma, around Hsenwi, Tungling, and Tengchung, and throughout Tungting Lake-C Yangtze R area, particularly in Hengyang area. 8 P-40's attack shipping in Haiphong area and between Dong Trieu and Ha Duong.

8/17/44 FEAF B-24's pound A/Fs on Amboina, Ceram and Boeroe Is. B-25's strafe installations at Dili, on Moloe, and in NW Kai Is. MBs sink transport vessel off Halmahera I. A-20's bomb Klamono oil fields while FBs hit gun positions, storage areas, and other tgts at Ransiki and Manokwari and troop concentrations along N shore of MacCluer Gulf. On Biak P-40's, supporting ground forces landing at Wardo, pound shore positions and troops inland as enemy remnants on Biak break up into small groups. P-39's strafe troops from Cape Wom to Dandriwad R and near But, and hit gun positions at Marubian.

8/17/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan bomb Iwo Jima. Makin-based B-25's hit Ponape.

8/18/44 Eighth AF More than 700 HBs attack 15 assigned tgts including bridges, A/Fs, fuel dumps, an aero engine plant, and several T/Os, in France and Belgium supported by 8 ftr gps (1 other gp escorts MBs of Ninth AF).

3 of the escorting gps later strafe 3 A/Fs in France, destroying 48 parked airplanes. 12 FB gps successfully attack A/Fs and transportation facilities in the Seine-Brussels area encountering about 100 ftrs. 15 FBs are lost. 10 ftrs are claimed destroyed.

8/18/44 Ninth AF Nearly 100 B-26's and A-20's strike fuel dump, ammo dump, rail and road overpass, rail embankment, and junction beyond battleline to disorganize retreating German forces. Over 1,000 ftrs fly cover over ground forces in Argentan-Paris area, along Seine R, and armed rcn over N and W France.

8/18/44 Twelfth AF MBs blast coastal guns in Toulon area and shipping in Toulon harbor. FBs closely spt beachhead troops, hit rolling stock and rail lines, and generally disrupt comm as US VI Corps overruns primary defenses in coastal area of SE France. Ftrs maintain beachhead patrols and area cover for bmrs.

8/18/44 Fifteenth AF 370 ftr-escorted B-17's and B-24's bomb 5 oil refineries around Ploesti. 89 B-24's, with ftr cover, bomb Alibunar A/F.

8/18/44 Tenth AF 16 P-47's and P-51's knock out road bridge, attack town areas, and hit general T/Os in Bhamo area. 4 P-47's knock out both approaches to bridge in Hsenwi. Troop concentration in Moda is pounded by 15 P-47's and P-51's and an A-36. 39 P-47's, P-40's and P-51's closely spt ground forces in various Pinbaw area sectors. 8 P-47's sweep Lashio A/F, strafing several T/Os.

8/18/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-25's bomb storage areas at Mangshih. 6 pound storage area at Changsha. 60-plus P-40's, P- 51's, and P-38's on armed rcn attack troops, town areas, bridges, and other T/Os in E Burma, Lashio, Tengchung, Lungling, and Mangshih areas, and in Tungting Lake-C Yangtze R area at points including Yoyang, Chaling, Yuhsien, Hengshan, Chuchou, and Hsuchang.

8/18/44 FEAF FBs and A-20's pound troops and storage area at Suain and hit def lines near Sarmi. Armed rcn missions continue over wide stretches of SWPA including Amboina-Ceram, Palau Is, and Halmahera I.

Several T/Os are attacked.

8/18/44 Seventh AF P-47's from Saipan bomb and strafe Pagan I.

8/19/44 Ninth AF 50th and 53d TC Wgs, on loan to MAAF to participate in invasion of S France, are ordered to return to UK. No IX BC operations. Ftrs cover ground forces in battle areas and fly armed rcn long Seine R and surrounding areas and in wide areas around Paris, Orleans, and Tours.

8/19/44 Twelfth AF A-20's hit M/Ys while B-25's and B-26's bomb road and rail bridges throughout SE France. FBs and ftrs continue to pound enemy comm N and W of beachhead and guns in the immediate battle area as US Seventh Army's TF Butler crosses Durance R and moves N to Sisteron and Digne.

8/19/44 Fifteenth AF Bombing Ploesti area for fourth consecutive day, 65 B-17's supported by 125 P-51's blast 2 oil refineries.

8/19/44 Tenth AF 4 P-47's spt ground forces SW of Thaikwagon. 4 others strafe trucks carrying troops between Bhamo and Myothit.

8/19/44 Fourteenth AF 25 B-24's bomb Puchi, severely damaging warehouse area. 11 B-25's hit Sienning. 3 hit railroad tracks and runway N of Hengyang. More than 70 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn attack river shipping, troops, trucks, and other T/Os at or near Pengtse, Hengyang, Chaling, Yoyang, Siangtan, and Changsha.

8/19/44 FEAF Weather restricts operations. P-40's bomb port of Napido. P-39's bomb and strafe coastal positions along W shore of Geelvink Bay. A-20's operating in force in spt of ground troops pound tgts in Sawar- Sarmi sector. P-39's spt ground forces in Wewak area.

8/19/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's bomb installations on Anatahan and drop fire-bombs on Tinian to aid ground forces in mopping-up operations.

8/19/44 Eleventh AF A weather sortie and a 4-plane shipping sweep are flown with negative results.

8/20/44 Ninth AF 61 B-26's bomb troop and equipment concentration waiting at Foret de la Lande to be ferried across the Seine. Ftrs fly armed rcn along Seine, spt ground troops in battle area, and fly escort mission to over 100 troop carriers on supply and evacuation run.

8/20/44 Twelfth AF During 19/20 Aug A-20's attack lights and motor transport from battleline NW to the Rhone. B-26's, joined by FBs and ftrs, hit coastal def guns in Toulon area, while B-25's bomb Rhone Valley bridges and A/Fs achieving especially good results at A/F near Valence.

8/20/44 Fifteenth AF 460-plus B-24's and B-17's, some ftr-escorted, bomb A/F and M/Y at Szolnok, and oil refineries at Dubova, Czechowice and Auschwitz.

8/20/44 Tenth AF 24 P-47's and P-51's fly close spt strikes for ground forces immediately S of Thaikwagon. 4 P-51's hit T/Os at Myintha and Aledaw.

8/20/44 Fourteenth AF 4 B-25's and 7 P-40's damage buildings and a pontoon bridge and strafe about 30 sampans in the Hengyang area. 13 P-40's hit buildings, trucks, and river shipping in Hengshan area. 60-plus P-40's and P-51's attack numerous trucks, rivercraft, and general T/Os at Tingka, Anjen, Yangtien, S of Yoyang, between Hankow and Chinchiang, and between Sinshih and Changsha.

8/20/44 FEAF B-24's bomb town and A/F of Namlea. B-25's bomb Langgoer A/F. B-24's pound personnel areas and warehouses at Tobelo. P-39's hit Windissi and enemy shipping off Manokawri while P-40's pound gun positions, buildings and stores at Manokwari. Other P-40's spt ground forces by hitting troop concentrations at Napido. A-20's and FBs hit personnel center near Marubian, supplies at Wom, and numerous tgts during coastal sweeps in Wewak general area.

8/20/44 Twentieth AF 61 Chengtu-based B-29's bomb Imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata during the day, followed by 10 more during 20/21 Aug, 5 hitting tgts other than the primary. 14 B-29's are lost, including 1 to AA and 4 to enemy airplanes (1 by air-to-air bombing and 1 by ramming). B-29 gunners claim 17 air victories.

8/20/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's hit Yap for the first time. A B-24 bombs Alamagan while P-47's pound Pagan.

Marshalls-based B-24's bomb Truk.

8/20/44 Eleventh AF 4 B-25's fly a negative shipping sweep.

8/21/44 International A series of conferences begins at Dumbarton Oaks. Delegates from US, UK, USSR, and China discuss postwar issues.

8/21/44 Ninth AF Bad weather grounds all bmrs and ftrs. Less than 20 transports fly supply and evacuation missions.

8/21/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit roads and bridges in Po Valley while A-20's during 20/21 Aug strike motor transport in the W part of the Valley and bomb Alessandria barracks during the day. FBs and ftrs again blast enemy comm lines and gun positions in S France, M/Y and rail lines at Alessandria and Casale Monferrato, and motor transport and train cars in NW Italy and SE France.

8/21/44 Fifteenth AF 117 B-24's, escorted by P-51's, bomb Nish A/F. 102 B-24's, with P-51 escort, hit Hajduboszormeny A/F which 46 other P-51's sweep, some making low-level strafings on parked aircraft.

8/21/44 Tenth AF 6 B-25's knock out and damage 3 river bridges at Mu area and at Hsipaw, 36 P-51's spt ground forces near Pinlon, Ingyingon, and Nansankyin. 8 P-51's bomb storage area at Chyahkan.

8/21/44 Fourteenth AF 8 B-25's bomb Anjen and T/Os in surrounding area. 7 others attack Hengyang A/F, town of Nanyo, and several buildings and other T/Os near Yangtien. 90-plus FBs hit town areas, river and road trafflc, and other T/Os at Pengtse, Kinhwa, Tengchung, Anjen, Hengyang, and Yangtsishih; S of Sintsaing, N of Tungting Lake, between Hankow and Sinti, and in Changsha area.

8/21/44 FEAF B-24's blast supply dumps and AA guns on Wasile Bay coast. B-25's hit Kaoe A/F and town. B-25's hit villages and supply areas on Karakelong I. FBs blast warehouses and other tgts in Manokwari area.

A-20's and FBs hit supply dumps in SawarSarmi sector and attack troops along coast, particularly from Babiang to Luain.

8/21/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan hit Yap, P-47's bomb Pagan, and Makin-based B-25's hit Nauru.

8/22/44 Ninth AF IX BC operations are cancelled because of weather. Ftrs fly sweeps, provide air cover for 2 inf and 1 armd div, strafe numerous military and transportation tgts, and fly armed rcn from Evreux to Troyes.

8/22/44 Twelfth AF Weather restricts operation in SE France. B-26's attack tgts in Po Valley where they destroy 1 bridge and severely damage another. A-20's hit motor transport SW of Alessandria and in Nice area during 21/22 Aug and hit industrial buildings in S France during the day. Ftrs hit motor transport W of the Rhone and in scattered parts of SE France.

8/22/44 Fifteenth AF Around 530 B-17's and B-24's supported by P-51's and P-38's bomb oil refineries at Korneuburg, Odertal, and Blechhammer (2), and oil storage at Lobau.

8/22/44 Tenth AF P-51's and P-47's fly 53 sorties against Tengchung in spt of attacking Chinese forces. 28 P-47's attack buildings, supply dumps, troops, and gun positions near Ingyingon, Nansankyin, and Pinlon. 8 P-47's strafe T/Os between Tingka and Bhamo. 2 rocket-firing P-51's seriously damage several buildings at Aledaw. 9 B-25's bomb Hopin.

8/22/44 Fourteenth AF 11 P-40's and P-38's hit bridges and road tgts around Tingka, Mangshih, Loiwing, and Pangpying. 6 others attack landing strip and river traffic at an island near Foochow.

8/22/44 FEAF FBs continue to blast supply and personnel tgts in Manokwari and surrounding areas. FBs again hit N coastal New Guinea areas, including shipping facilities at Wewak, barge terminal on Mushu I, and trains and troop positions at various coastal points.

8/22/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb A/Fs on Yap and Pagan. P-47's also pound Pagan A/F and AA emplacements.

Kwajalein-based B-24's hit Mille.

8/23/44 Eighth AF 150-plus FBs bomb and strafe rail transportation from Saint-Omer to Reims. Over 80 bomb Hamm M/Ys and 9 others, and strafe miscellaneous ground and river tgts.

8/23/44 Ninth AF IX BC sends 4 B-26's to drop leaflets on Lisieux-Bernay area. Ftrs fly ground forces cover, sweeps, armed rcn over battle areas and along Seine R, and attack arty positions. Over 160 transports fly supply and evacuation missions and several hundred rcn aircraft fly tac, visual, photographic, and arty adjustment rcn missions.

8/23/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack road and rail bridges N of Arno R and roads leading N from Florence, and also hit bridges in Rhone Valley. Widespread haze in parts of France and Italy prevents accurate bombing. FBs continue to attack comm, gun positions, and road movements in Provence battle areas.

8/23/44 Fifteenth AF 472 B-24's and B-17's supported by P-51's and P-38's bomb S industrial area of Vienna, Wiener- Neudorf aircraft engine factory, Vosendorf oil refinery, and Markersdorf A/F, and attack tgts at Ferrara, missing river bridge but hitting synthetic rubber factory.

8/23/44 Tenth AF 32 P-47's spt British advances down railroad in Pinbaw area hitting gun positions, troops, and HQ buildings, immediately N or Pinbaw, and along Nansonti Creek. 6 P-47's pound Onsansaing, 8 P-51's bomb encampment near Kadu, and 4 hit Lungling and Mangshih. 5 others attack guns, fuel dump, and other T/Os along Burma Road from Wanling to Lungling while 7 more hit buildings and vehicles during sweeps of the general Mangshih-Chefang area. 12 P-51's hit T/Os SW of Lungling and 2 P-40's strafe trucks at Chefang.

8/23/44 Fourteenth AF 7 B-25's and 21 FBs attack villages, compounds, other T/Os near Hengyang, Lingyang, and Anjen.

More than 40 FBs hit villages, shipping, troops, supplies, and other T/Os around Ichang, Yangtien, Siangtan, and Yiyang, and S of Sungpai and Siangyin.

8/23/44 FEAF B-24's pound Galela area and Langgoer A/F and Saumlakki. FBs hit A/F at Nabire, Moemi, and Urarom, village of Moari, and town of Manokwari. B-25's, A-20's, and FBs continue to attack barge hideouts, troops, villages, and general T/Os around Wewak.

8/23/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan bomb Yap and Iwo Jima while P-47's hit Pagan and Aguijan. Gilbert-based B-25's attack Ponape.

8/24/44 Eighth AF Almost 400 HBs attack armament factory and 17 oil installations, aircraft assembly plants and aero engine works and over 20 T/Os in Germany, losing 27 HBs, but claiming 10 enemy airplanes destroyed. VIII FC flies over 600 sorties in spt of mission, claiming 10 combat victories. 4 gps strafe A/Fs near Brandenburg and Nordhausen, an M/Y near Brunswick, and the Neuenhaus-Nordhorn area.

Ground tgts destroyed include 14 airplanes, 7 locomotives, trucks, and boats.

8/24/44 Ninth AF Weather cancels IX BC mission against 4 fuel dumps N of the Seine. Ftrs give air cover to ground forces, mainly for 3 armd and 2 inf divs, bomb Seine bridges, and fly armed rcn along Seine and around Troyes, Orleans, and Tours. About 275 transports fly supply and evacuation missions.

8/24/44 Twelfth AF A-20's during 23/24 Aug hit motor transport and T/O in Rhone Valley and at Genoa, Milan, and Turin.

MBs bomb bridges at Montpellier, Avignon, Lunel, Solignano Nuovo, and Castel del Rio, and score direct hits on gun positions in Marseille area. Ftrs bomb and strafe gun positions, vehicles, roads and bridges throughout SE France.

8/24/44 Fifteenth AF 530-plus B-17's and B-24's bomb 8 oil refineries at Kolin and Pardubice, Vinkovci M/Y, Szeged, and Ferrara railroad bridge and several T/Os. Around 70-80 fts attack the Czechoslovakian missions. US HBs and escorting ftrs claim nearly 40 air victories.

8/24/44 Tenth AF 9 B-25's bomb Kangon. 3 P-47 flights spt British troops NE of Pinbaw, hitting forces and gun emplacements near Namyin Te and Nansankyin. 4 P-47's bomb Nankan. 4 P-51's strafe vehicles along Shweli R and bomb storage area S of Hopin.

8/24/44 Fourteenth AF Town areas, river and road traffic, railroad tgts, and other T/Os in or near Hengyang, Chuchou, Siangtan, and Yangtien are attacked by 8 B-25's and 25 P-40's. 19 other P-40's hit similar T/Os at Yungcheng, Anjen, along C Yangtze R, and S of Mangshih.

8/24/44 FEAF Shipping in Lembeh Strait is attacked by B-25's, while B-24's bomb Lolobata A/F.

8/24/44 Twentieth AF Advanced air echelon of Gen O'Donnell's 73d Bomb Wg HQ flies into the Marianas, the first Twentieth AF contingent to arrive. Ground echelon arrives by water on 16 Sep.

8/24/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's pound Aguijan and Pagan. Marshallbased B-24's bomb Truk while B-25's hit Nauru.

8/25/44 Eighth AF Over 1,100 HBs attack 4 aircraft plants, 3 A/Fs, 2 experimental stations and 15 T/Os in Germany. 19 HBs are lost. 15 ftr gps fly over 600 supporting sorties downing 11 enemy aircraft. 4 gps later strafe ground tgts including numerous parked airplanes of which 30 are claimed destroyed. In a follow-up operation 92 HBs attack 5 liquid oxygen plants in Belgium and N France. 5 ftr gps fly escort.

8/25/44 Ninth AF About 240 A-20's and B-26's attack various enemy strongholds in and around Brest supporting ground forces' attempt to capture Brest harbor. Ftrs provide air cover for 5 divs, fly armed rcn along Seine R, and sweeps in wide areas around Paris which is liberated. Ftrs of IX TAC raid, and set afire with napalm tanks, the reported HQ of FM Model (CinC West) and Verzy.

8/25/44 Twelfth AF A-20's hit T/Os during 24/25 Aug, and during the day fly armed rcn over Po and Rhone Valleys, and hit ammo stores in S France. B-25's and B-26's attack Rhone R bridges at Avignon, Culoz, Saint- Alban-du-Rhone, Pont d'Ain, and Loyes, and hit gun positions around Marseille. FBs on armed rcn in SE France battle area and along battleline N of Arno R attack gun positions, roads, and bridges.

8/25/44 Fifteenth AF More than 300 B-17's and B-24's supported by P-38's and P-51's bomb aircraft factories at Brno and Kurim and A/Fs at Brno and Prostejov.

8/25/44 Tenth AF 9 B-25's bomb Kondangyi. 4 P-47's knock out bridge S of Bhamo and hit several T/Os in the area. 2 P-51's bomb probable factory at Hopin. 6 flights of P-51's attack buildings and T/Os at Pinlon and Kyagyigon. 32 other P-51's spt ground forces at Ingyingon and along Hsai-hkao and Namsang R.

8/25/44 Fourteenth AF 3 B-24's bomb Kowloon docks. 3 B-25's and 12 P-40's hit buildings, troop compounds, and general T/Os in Yangtien area. 4 B-25's and 21 P-40's attack similar tgts in and around Anjen. 2 B-25's bomb ftr strip at Leiyang and 2 others hit town of Nanyo. 40 P-51's and P-40's attack wide variety of T/Os throughout Hengyang, Siangyin, Siangtan, and Siangsiang areas, Chenghsien, Lishui, Samshui, Chiangmen, Luichow Peninsula, and Red R delta.

8/25/44 FEAF B-24's strike Koror and Malakal I. B-24's pound Lolobata. B-25s on shipping sweep over Lembeh Strait claim a merchant ship sunk and hit several small vessels. In Lesser Sunda Is a few B-25's on shipping sweep attack several small vessels. A-20's and FBs hit Babo A/F, Sagan, and Otawiri. P-39's strafe troops near But.

8/25/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan hit A/F on Iwo Jima while P-47's blast AA positions and troops on Pagan. A B-24 bombs Yap. Gilbertsbased B-25's bomb Ponape.

8/25/44 Eleventh AF 1 B-24 flies rcn over Shasukotan, Onnekotan, and Harumukotan Is but drops no bombs due to accurate AA fire.

8/26/44 Eighth AF HBs are dispatched in 4 operations against tgts in France and Germany. In first operation 95 B-24's bomb synthetic oil plant at Ludwigshafen, M/Ys at Ehrang and Konz-Karthaus, and other tgts at Alzey and Meisenheim. 2 ftr gps fly spt, with 1 gp later strafing Speyer A/F. In second operation 171 B-17's escorted by 1 P-51 gp bomb 8 gun positions at Brest while clouds prevent over 150 other HBs from bombing. In the third operation over 400 B-17's and B-24's bomb 2 synthetic oil plants, 2 oil refineries, a fuel depot, 2 A/Fs, and T/Os in NW Germany. 7 ftr gps escort, with 1 gp later conducting strafing attacks. In last operation an attack by 30 B-17's against 3 liquid oxygen plants in Belgium is aborted because of thick haze. 1 P-51 gp gives uneventful spt.

8/26/44 Ninth AF IX TCC is relieved of its assignment to the Ninth AF upon transfer of the cmd and its serv organizations from IX AFSC to First Allied Airborne Army commanded by Gen Brereton. IX BC strikes fuel dumps at Saint-Gobain, Fournival/ Bois-de-Mont, and Compiegne/Clairoix, and troop and equipment concentrations at Rouen. Ftrs fly escort to BC, ground forces and assault area cover, and armed rcn in Rouen, Dijon, Chatillon-sur-Seine and S Loire areas.

8/26/44 Twelfth AF During 25/26 Aug FBs on armed rcn over W Po Valley and over Nice area bomb vehicles and other T/Os, and during day bomb ammo dumps in SE France and in NC Italy. MBs hit guns in Marseille area but several missions into Rhone Valley are aborted due to bad weather. FBs and ftrs fly armed rcn over N Italy and SE France, attacking rail lines, roads, guns, vehicles, and other T/Os.

8/26/44 Fifteenth AF 470-plus HBs escorted by P-38's and P-51's attack viaducts and bridges at Venzone, Avisio, and Latisana, and hit train ferry and terminal at Giurgiu, A/F at Otopeni, barracks and troops in Baneasa area and viaduct at Borovnica.

8/26/44 Fourteenth AF 3 B-24's bomb storage area at Amoy. 3 B-25's bomb barracks area near Wenchow harbor and damage bridge near Sincheng. 31 FBs attack railroad tgts, troops, sampans, and other T/Os in or near Yangtien, Yungfengshih, Siangsiang, Anjen, Laiyuan, Kinhwa, and Pengtse.

8/26/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Koror and Peleliu A/Fs. Other B-24's bomb Haroekoe and Liang A/Fs. A-20's in close ground spt hit troop concentrations in the Sarmi sector. FBs hit T/Os in Wewak and Suain areas. P- 39's maintain patrols over W shore of Geelvink Bay.

8/26/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima A/F. P-47's blast AA guns and troops on Pagan and Aguijan. A B- 24 on armed rcn bombs Woleai and Yap.

8/26/44 Eleventh AF 3 B-24's hit Kashiwabara staging area during early morning, starting several fires. Later 6 B-25's strafe and bomb E coast of N Kurils, sinking a patrol boat. 1 out of 4 interceptors and one of the B- 25's are hit. 7 more B-24's bomb tgts on Kashiwabara and on Otomari Cape, including docks, piers, boats, and a fuel dump. 6 P-38's unsuccessfully attempt to intercept 4 unidentified aircraft W of Attu.

8/27/44 Eighth AF Over 1,200 HBs fly against Berlin area tgts but abort mission due to high clouds. Over 150 of the HBs attack T/Os in German coastal area and Danish peninsula, including 4 A/Fs, 2 M/Ys, 2 islands, 3 cities, and scattered tgts. 11 P-51 gps provide escort and strafe ground tgts in Germany, destroying several including 24 locomotives. 5 B-17's and 10 P-51's are lost. 8 FB gps strafe and bomb rail transportation in E France and the Saar, claiming, among other tgts, over 100 locomotives and over 200 train cars destroyed.

8/27/44 Ninth AF IX BC attacks troop concentrations in Rouen area, Rouen bridge, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Boursin navigational beam station, and Bucyles-Pierrepont and Foret de Samoussy fuel dumps. Ftrs cover ground forces and fly sweeps and armed rcn in Senlis area and S of Loire R claiming 16 aircraft (11 in the air) destroyed, and losing 6.

8/27/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit gun emplacements in Marseille area and bomb bridges at Berceto. FBs continue armed rcn in Po Valley and over roads leading N from battle line N of the Arno R. LBs bomb T/Os in Po Valley during 26/27 Aug, fly armed rcn and during the day hit ammo stores in NC Italy.

8/27/44 Fifteenth AF 530-plus ftrs supported HBs attack 2 oil refineries in Blechhammer, railroad bridge at Ferrara, and viaducts at Avisio, Venzone, and Borovnica.

8/27/44 Tenth AF 23 P-47's spt ground forces in Pinbaw area, hitting Kondangyi and troops and strongpoints near Pinbaw.

8/27/44 Fourteenth AF 7 B-25's bomb Hengyang, Tien Ho, White Cloud, and Pailochi A/Fs. 9 others hit road and river trafflc in Yoyang, Hankow, Changsha, and Hengyang areas. 120-plus P-40's and P-51's hit T/Os in the above areas plus Yangtien, Chachiang, Anjen, Leiyang, Sintsiang, Siangsiang, and Siangtan, damaging or destroying numerous trucks, many rivercraft and hitting several troop concentrations.

8/27/44 FEAF FBs hit Miti and A/Fs at Babo, Ransiki, Sagan, and Manokwari. FBs hit bivouacs near Boram, troops between Abau and Boikin, and a fuel dump and barges at Kairiru I.

8/27/44 Seventh AF A Saipan-based B-24 bombs Iwo Jima while another, after photo rcn of Woleai, bombs Yap. P-47's bomb AA positions on Pagan and strafe buildings on Alamagan.

8/27/44 Eleventh AF 5 B-24's bomb and photograph Kashiwabara in 2 raids. 4 B-25's on a shipping sweep E of the N Kurils bomb and strafe picket boats damaging 1 and leaving another sinking.

8/28/44 Eighth AF Weather prevents HB operations. 8 P-51 gps fly strafing sweeps against rail and road trafflc in areas in or around Brussels, Antwerp, Namur, Mezieres, Metz, Strasbourg, Trier, and Bad Kreuznach.

Claims include 8 aircraft and nearly 150 locomotive destroyed. 16 P-51's are lost. FBs fly 2 strafing and bombing operations. The first is flown by 6 gps against rail and road traffic in and around Strasbourg, Saarbrucken, Sarrebourg, Metz, and Trier. In the second, 5 gps attack rail and road traffic in NW France, Belgium, and the Netherlands including bombing 13 M/Ys.

8/28/44 Ninth AF B-26's and A-20's of IX BC bomb fuel dumps at Doullens, Barisis-aux-Bois, ammo dump at Querrieu, ammo and fuel dump at Compiegne/Foret de Laigue, and alcohol distillery and fuel storage depot at Hamm. Ftrs escort BC and about 400 transports on supply and evacuation runs, attack A/Fs at Bourges and Peronne, spt ground forces, and fly armed rcn from Amiens to E of Dijon.

8/28/44 Twelfth AF B-25's bomb railroad bridges in Lyon area. B-26's destroy several airplanes at Villafranca di Verona A/F and bridge at Parma. A-20's hit motor transport and other T/Os during 27/28 Aug, fly armed rcn over Po Valley and blast cmd post SE of Genoa. FBs hit vehicles in Rhone Valley, bomb and strafe roads and bridges in battle area N of Arno R and hit shipping in Imperia and Savona harbors.

8/28/44 Fifteenth AF 560-plus HBs escorted by P-38's and P-51's strike Moosbierbaum oil refinery and adjacent chemical works, oil refinery at Szony, railroad bridges and viaducts at Szolnok, Zambana, Avisio, and Ora, and M/Ys at Miskolc.

8/28/44 Tenth AF 4 P-47's bomb tank pool at Momauk, while 5 others hit Myintha. 2 P-47's spt ground forces in Pinbaw area.

8/28/44 Fourteenth AF 8 B-25's bomb Tien Ho, White Cloud, Hankow, and Pailochi A/Fs. 8 more attack river and road traffic from Chiuchiang to Hankow and from Hengyang to Puchi. 32 P-40's pound T/Os at Hengyang and Pailochi. 23 P-40's attack Taying storage buildings and 10 P-40's and P-51's hit Anjen and nearby T/Os.

8/28/44 FEAF B-24's hit Koror, A/F on Peleliu, and seaplane base on Arakabesan. FBs hit Kokas, vessels off Point Karakra, barracks at Nabire, storage facilities at Moemi and Manokwari and Boram fuel dumps. A-20's and FBs attack small vessels along E coast of Ceram.

8/28/44 Twentieth AF Gen Hansell assumes cmd of XXI BC. Gen Norstad succeeds Hansell as CoS of Twentieth AF.

8/28/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's pound Iwo Jima by day and night. P-47's hit Pagan and Maug Is. A B-24 on armed rcn bombs Yap. Gilberts-based B-25's strike Ponape; Marshalls-based B-24's hit Truk.

8/29/44 Eighth AF 5 FB gps attack rail transportation in N France, Belgium, and W Germany. 2 A/Fs, 3 M/Ys, rail lines at several points, and a large number of rail and road vehicles are attacked.

8/29/44 Ninth AF Bad weather allows only minimum bmr and ftr operations. B-26's attack 1 fuel dump while a few ftrs fly sweeps over NW France. Over 100 transports complete supply and evacuation missions.

8/29/44 Twelfth AF MBs hit 4 bridges and a viaduct in NE Italy while LBs hit fuel station. FBs hit roads and bridges in N Italy and spt ground forces in Arno R Valley. P-47's of 87th Wg fly MB escort and armed rcn, claiming 100 vehicles destroyed. XII TAC ftrs attack tgts in Rhone Valley.

8/29/44 Fifteenth AF 550 HBs strike comm tgts in Po Valley and in the Hungarian Plain, oil refineries and comm tgts in the Silesian Plain, including Bohumin area, steel works and M/Y, Moravska-Ostrava M/Y, oil refineries and industrial area including tank works, Szolnok and Szeged M/Ys, and railway bridges at Szeged, Borovnica, Salzano, and Ferrara. P-38's bomb Latisana bridge.

8/29/44 Tenth AF 8 B-25's attack tgts in Katha and hit 2 bridges just N of the town area. 8 P-51's attack Bilumyo. 5 P- 47's destroy road bridge at Mainghka and 5 others hit buildings in Bhamo.

8/29/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-24's escorted by 45 ftrs, blast railroad yards at Yoyang. 15 B-25's bomb Pailochi, White Cloud, Tien Ho, and Hankow A/Fs. 10 others hit trucks and other T/Os from Hengyang to Yoyang, from Hankow to Chinchiang, and near Anjen. 18 P-40's hit storage area and T/Os around Tangyang. 17 attack trucks and buildings from Siangtan to Changsha. 14 P-40's claim 8 ftrs downed over Shayang.

22 others attack trucks, supplies, and troops at Wuhu, Ichang, S of Isuho, SW of Lungling, and N of Hengshan.

8/29/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Koror, Malakal, seaplane base on Arakabesan, and supply area N of Ngesebus A/F. B- 24's bomb barracks at Amboina and P-38's hit seaplane base at Halong.

8/29/44 Twentieth AF Gen LeMay becomes CG XX BC.

8/29/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima and Pagan during the evening. P-47's strafe AA positions on Pagan while a B-24 on armed rcn bombs Yap. Gilberts based B-25's bomb Nauru.

8/30/44 Eighth AF About 200 HBs supported by 16 P-51's bomb 8 V-weapon sites in Pas de Calais area. Later in the day over 600 B-17's supported by 7 P-51 gps bomb U-boat base and shipyards at Kiel, and aircraft plant and other industry in the Bremen area.

8/30/44 Ninth AF About 75 A-20's and B-26's bomb fuel dump near Arquesla-Bataille, Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles, and gun positions around Ile de Cezembre. Weather grounds ftrs.

8/30/44 Twelfth AF Weather grounds MBs. LBs hit T/Os during 29/30 Aug and fuel storage while FBs pound roads and railroads in Po Valley and, on armed rcn over Rhone Valley, attack rail lines and motor and horsedrawn vehicles, as US Seventh Army elements continue up Rhone Valley toward Lyon.

8/30/44 Fifteenth AF Over 100 B-24's and B-17's bomb railroad bridges at Cuprija, Novi Sad, and Vranjevo. Nearly 100 P- 51's strafe Kecskemet and Oradea A/Fs.

8/30/44 Tenth AF Several P-47's bomb and strafe town of Man Sai.

8/30/44 Fourteenth AF B-25's attack Hengyang, Pailochi, and Hankow A/Fs, roads in Nanyo and Changsha areas, and boats between Changsha and Hengyang, and Kichun and Wuhsueh. In Kweiyi and Sintsiang areas 33 P- 40's claim 58 trucks destroyed, 175 damaged, and at least 100 Japanese killed. 10 P-51's hit scattered T/O's in same areas. 21 P-40's hit barracks, trucks, and a bridge in Siangsiang and Siangtan region. 34 P-40's and P-51's attack a variety of tgts, including railroad traffic and facilities, occupied areas, and trucks, at Yangtien, between Hengshan and Nanyo, NE of Ichang, SW Hengshan, and near Hengyang.

8/30/44 FEAF Koror and Malakal are pounded by B-24's. B-24's hit Wasile Bay storage and personnel areas while B-25's make low-level attack on Kaoe town. P-38's bomb oil tanks, barracks, and AA positions at Boela. P-47's hit Urarom runway and Manokwari storage area, P-38's bomb A/Fs at Babo and Ransiki, and P-39's hit T/Os along W coast of Geelvink Bay.

8/30/44 Seventh AF A B-24 on armed rcn from Saipan bombs Yap. P-47's strafe positions and storage areas on Pagan.

Kwajalein-based B-24's hit Mille.

8/31/44 Ninth AF 99 B-26's and A-20's bomb ammo dump at Foret d'Arques and gun positions at Ile de Cezembre. Ftrs fly armed rcn in Amiens, Saint-Quentin, Albert, and Arras areas, ground forces cover for 3 armd divs, battleship cover, and also dive-bomb Ile de Cezembre.

8/31/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack railroad bridges in Po Valley, cutting the bridge at Mira. A-20's attack T/Os in Po Valley during 30/31 Aug and along with FBs hit comm N of Arno R. Other FBs attack comm tgts in France as US Seventh Army pushes toward Lyon.

8/31/44 Fifteenth AF 45 P-51's strafe A/F at Reghin, while 97 others strafe A/Fs at Oradea and Kecskemet. Ftrs claim a record number of over 150 aircraft destroyed on the ground. Starting Operation REUNION, 36 B-17's evacuate US airmen interned in Rumania from Bucharest (which falls to the Soviet Army today) to Kari.

8/31/44 Tenth AF 6 B-25's bomb T/Os at Katha and 3 hit bridges at Bawgyo and Hsenwi.

8/31/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-24's bomb Takao harbor, damaging dock area and claiming 2 tankers sunk. 14 B-25's attack Tien Ho, White Cloud, Kai Tek, and Hengyang A/Fs. 8 B-25's attack numerous trucks S of Sint-siang and near Sinshih, hit roads S of Nanyo and damage a freighter near Sinshih. 60-plus Fbs attack trucks, barracks, supplies, rivercraft, bridges and troops in or near Sinshih, Changsha, Yangtien, Hengyang, Nanyo, Siangtan, Teian, and Shihhweiyao.

8/31/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's strafe gun positions at A/F on Pagan. Yap and Pagan are bombed by single B- 24's.

9/1/44 Eighth AF 950-plus HBs sent against tgts in E France and Germany are recalled because of bad weather. 1 HB bombs railroad at Hasloch. 11 ftr gps offer spt, 1 gp strafing a locomotive. A P-47 gp on sweep strafes transportation tgts in Brussels-Antwerp area. 7 P-47 gps bomb and strafe rail lines in N and E France and A/F W of Nancy claiming 5 combat victories and 5 destroyed on the ground.

9/1/44 Ninth AF IX TCC comes under administrative control of USSTAF and under operational control of First Allied Airborne Army, to increase efficiency, especially for planning, trg, and preparation of airborne operations.

SHAEF now can deal directly with all elements of an airborne force through a single unified cmd instead of through various army gps and Afs (i.e. 12 and 21 Army Gps, Ninth AF, and RAF components).

MBs attack fortifications in Brest area which arty fire had been unable to reduce. Escorting ftrs fly sweeps and armed rcn in N and E France, and fly cover for 6 divs in Brussels, Amiens, Saint- Quentin, Cambrai, Reims, and Verdun areas.

9/1/44 Twelfth AF During 31 Aug/1 Sep A-20's hit gun positions and T/Os in W Po Valley. Weather grounds B-26's during day but B-25's score excellent results against road and railroad bridges N and NE of Venice. FB and ftrs bomb and strafe roads, troop concentrations, supply dumps, and German HQ in battle area N of Florence, and fly armed rcn from Ventimiglia along coast to La Spezia.

9/1/44 Fifteenth AF 480-plus HBs attack Boara Pisani, railroad bridges at Tesica/Moravac, Mitrovica, and Kraljevo, railroad bridges at Szolnok, and Mezotur, M/Ys at Szajol, Debreczen, Berettyoujfalu, and Novi Sad, and A/F at Nish. 51 P-51's successfully strafe Debreczen A/F. 16 B-17's evacuate interned US airmen from Rumania. Ftrs spt bombing and evacuation missions.

9/1/44 Tenth AF A few P-47's attack Bhamo and strafe river boats in the area.

9/1/44 Fourteenth AF 4 B-24's claim a small freighter sunk in Formosa Strait. 12 B-25's bomb Kai Tek A/F and a supply depot S of Canton. B-25's hit road S of Nanyo, runway at Hengyang, and T/Os near Anjen. 61 P-40's and P-51's attack bridges, roads, shipping, A/Fs troops, and other T/Os at or near Yangtien, Nanyo, Hengyang, Anjen, Changning, and Chiuchiang.

9/1/44 FEAF 50-plus B-24's bomb Sasa, Matina, and Likanan A/Fs. Others, failing to reach Mindanao, hit Beo. FBs hit Boela and A/F at Amahai. A-20's, P-40's and B-25's bomb runways at Babo and Urarom.

9/1/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's carry out rocket and strafing strike against Pagan. A lone B-24 on armed rcn bombs Yap. Marshalls-based B-24's bomb Truk.

9/1/44 Eleventh AF A B-24 bombs Kashiwabara during 31 Aug/1 Sep. A B-25 bombs a shack on SW coast of Paramushiru and sinks a nearby ship. 5 other B-25's on this mission turn back due to overcast.

9/2/44 Eighth AF A P-47 gp strafes gun positions and road and rail trafflc in Bruges-Ghent-Courtrai-Roulers area.

9/2/44 Ninth AF IX TAC, moving with US First Army, transfers HQ to Versailles. On 11 Sep HQ follows the ground forces to Jamioulx. Weather grounds bmrs. Ftrs fly armed rcn and area spt to ground forces in Belgium and NW, NE, and E France.

9/2/44 Twelfth AF B-25's bomb 3 bridges in Po Valley, following raid during 1/2 Sep by A-20's which hit pontoon bridge and T/Os in the Valley. FBs blast roads, bridges and gun emplacements in Po Valley, docks at Savona, and shipping off shore. France-based FBs, hampered by poor weather, hit barracks and rail lines in Lyon area.

9/2/44 Fifteenth AF XV FC (Prov) is activated and given control of the 306th Ftr Wg (Prov) and 306th Ftr Wg (Prov)- shortly to be organized-and their 7 ftr gps. 380-plus HBs hit Kraljevo railroad bridge and M/Y, railroad bridge at Mitrovica, road bridge at Supovac, and 3 M/Ys at Nish. 27 P-38's dive-bomb Cuprija road bridge while 57 P-38's and 112 P-51's strafe road and railways in Nish and Belgrade areas. Other P- 51's escort Nish and Supovac bombing missions.

9/2/44 Tenth AF 8 B-25's hit tgts along Burma Road S of Wanling, including the road itself and bridges at Kawnghka and Namhpakka. Another B-25 hits alternate tgt, an area in Indaw. 24 B-24's haul fuel to Kunming.

9/2/44 Fourteenth AF 2 B-25's bomb runway at Hengyang A/F. 30 P-40's attack gun positions, troop concentrations, and sampans in Hengyang and Changning areas. 20 P-40's hit similar tgts S of Changsha, W of Pengtse, and in Siangtan area. 12 P-51's damage bridge at Yangtien.

9/2/44 FEAF B-24's operating in strength bomb warehouses at Lasang, shipyards and personnel areas at Bunawan, and A/F at Likanan. B-25's hit warehouses and shipyards along Lembeh Strait, while other B-26's hit position near Pitoe A/F on S Morotai I. B-24's bomb Koror. FBs hit Sorong area and forces at Cape Pus and Boikin.

9/2/44 Seventh AF 2 Saipan-based B-24's hit Yap and Pagan. P-47's hit AA positions on Pagan with rocket and strafing attacks. Marshalls-based B-25's bomb Ponape and Nauru.

9/3/44 Eighth AF Over 300 B-17's bomb Ludwigshafen/Opau synthetic oil plant. 5 escorting P-51 gps claim 7 combat victories. Nearly 400 B-17's bomb 16 gun batteries and def installations in Brest area, escorted by P- 51 gp, which claims 7 aircraft destroyed. 3 P-47 gps strafe transportation tgts in Tilburg, Namur and Cologne areas. Bad weather cancels FB mission against strongpoints in Brest area. Over 50 B-24's fly supplies to Orleans/Bricy A/F.

9/3/44 Ninth AF MBs and LBs supporting ground troops pound strongpoints and bridges in Brest area. Ftrs fly armed rcn, ground spt, and sweeps in N and E France, Belgium, and W Germany.

9/3/44 Twelfth AF MBs pound railroad and road bridges in W Po Valley while FBs blast motor transport and rolling stock in Turin area. On 2/3 Sep A-20's on armed rcn of N Italy, start fires in Genoa harbor. FBs blast German vehicles retreating up Rhone Valley. Capture of Lyon is completed by French elements of US Seventh Army.

9/3/44 Fifteenth AF Over 300 HBs hit key escape routes of retreating German forces in the Balkans, and bomb rail comm and supply lines S from Budapest, 3 bridges in Belgrade area, bridges at Szajol and Szeged, and badly damage ferry docks at Smederovo. 3 B-17's evacuate interned airmen from Bucharest. 40 P- 38's divebomb Smederovo ferry and strafe Kovin and Baviniste A/Fs and a landing ground, destroying many parked aircraft, motor transport, vehicles, and fuel tanks. 75 P-51's strafe roads, railroads, vehicles, bivouac areas, railroad repair shops, and miscellaneous tgts in Skoplje-Nish-Krusevac-Belgrade areas.

9/3/44 Tenth AF 4 B-26's attack and slightly damage Tahpalai bridge NE of Hsipaw. 1 B-26 knocks out center span of a railroad bridge in the area and another causes considerable damage at Indaw.

9/3/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-24's pound M/Ys at Nanking. 7 B-25's destroy at least 45 trucks and damage about 100 others during armed rcn from Hengyang to Tungting Lake and Yoyang. 2 others bomb Hengyang A/F. More than 100 P-40's, P-51's, and P-38's attack troops, railroad tgts, bridges, and other T/Os in areas around Changning, Hengyang, Sungpai, Chuki, Yangtien, Hengshan, and near Haiphong and in Red R Valley.

9/3/44 FEAF B-24's pound Langoan A/F and Lembeh Strait warehouses and shipping. B-25's hit village of Tobelo.

FBs hit Babo, Waren and Nabire A/ Fs, Manokwari storage and personnel areas, strafe areas along MacCluer Gulf, and fly coastal sweeps in Wewak area, strafing troops, supplies, and occupied areas.

FBs hit oil tanks and radio station at Boela.

9/3/44 Thirteenth AF XIII BC moves from Los Negros to Wakde.

9/3/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima. P-47's hit Pagan and Maug Is with rockets. A lone B-24 on armed rcn bombs Yap.

9/4/44 Ninth AF Weather prevents bmr activity. Ftrs fly armed rcn over Belgium, E France, Luxembourg, and E and C Germany, and defensive night patrols over W and NW France. British complete liberation of Brussels and clear most resistance from Antwerp.

9/4/44 Twelfth AF B-25's and B-26's hit several road and railroad bridges and tunnel in Po Valley while FBs strike pontoon bridges, roads, bridges, and motor transport in preparation for Allied ground assault on Gothic Line. During 3/4 Sep A-20's on armed rcn of Po Valley bomb vehicles in Turin-Milan areas. Ftrs fly armed rcn and offensive patrols in Po and Rhone Valleys.

9/4/44 Fifteenth AF 305th Ftr Wg (Prov) is organized and given control of the 3 P-38 gps of 306th Ftr Wg. Almost 400 HBs, with ftr escort, attack submarines in Genoa harbor and hit comm in N Italy including Avisio viaduct, M/Ys at Trento, Bronzola, and Ora, and railroad bridges at Ora, Casarsa della Delizia, and Latisana.

9/4/44 Tenth AF 24 B-24's haul 32,000 gals of fuel to Kunming. Though heavy rains curtail combat operations, 9 P-47's attack Bhamo and Myothit.

9/4/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-25's blast sampan, barge, and motor launch concentrations in Kweiyang area. 6 B-25's, with P- 51 3pt, pound Paishui and Lingling areas, considerably damaging town of Lingling and killing an estimated 60 soldiers and 10 horses. 100-plus P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn kill large numbers of troops and horses, pound river and road traffic, and a variety of other T/Os in the E Burma-SW China region around Changning and Lungling and throughout areas mainly to the S of Tungting Lake- Yangtze R section of inland SE China, mainly around Hengyang, Lingling, Leiyang, Yangtien, and Kiyang.

9/4/44 FEAF Bad weather cancels most large-scale operations. A-20's and B-26's hit Urarom A/F and FBs attack Moemi and hit Napido. During 4/5 Sep B-24's bomb Kendari A/F.

9/4/44 Seventh AF 5 B-24's, on armed rcn, snooper mission, and trg flight, bomb Iwo Jima, Marcus, Yap, and Pagan Is.

P-47's hit Pagan with rockets and strafing attacks. B-24's from Kwajalein strike Wotje.

9/4/44 Eleventh AF 6 B-25's fly antishipping sweep close to Paramushiru and draw shore-based AA fire. 8 ftrs intercept but there are no losses on either side.

9/4/44 Eighth AF Over 650 HBs attack Stuttgart aero engine plant, Ludwigshafen synthetic oil plant, Karlsruhe M/Y, and various T/Os. 9 ftr gps fly spt and several gps strafe A/Fs. Ftrs claim 19 aerial combat victories. Nearly 150 B-17's supported by a P-51 gp bomb 5 gun emplacements in Brest area. 5 ftr gps in sweeps over Frankfurt/Main, Stuttgart and Rotterdam areas strafe A/Fs and rail, road, and river traffic and claim 9 air victories and 62 aircraft destroyed on ground. In Germany 2 FB gps bomb 3 A/Fs and strafe 2, claiming destruction of 66 parked aircraft. Nearly 90 B-24's fly supplies to France.

9/4/44 Ninth AF 300-plus MBs and LBs bomb strongpoints in Brest area and coastal battery at Pointe du Grand Gouin.

Ftrs hit gun positions and other military tgts in Brest area and fly cover for 6 armd and inf divs.

9/4/44 Twelfth AF MBs again strike with excellent results road and rail bridges in Po Valley while FBs blast rail lines and rolling stock S of the river. A-20's hit Milan and Genoa areas during 4/5 Sep and attack ammo stores during the day. Ftrs fly sweeps through Rhone Valley and spt limited ground force adv in preparation for major assault on Gothic Line.

9/4/44 Fifteenth AF 430-plus HBs, with ftr escort, attack comm tgts in Hungary and N Italy to impede withdrawal from the lower Balkans and to disrupt railroad comm in Italian N. Tgts hit are 2 railroad bridges at Budapest and 1 each at Szolnok and Szob and a railroad bridge at Ferrara. HBs dispatched to Yugoslavia cannot bomb tgt because of total cloud cover.

9/4/44 Tenth AF 8 B-25's pound tgts at Indaw. 21 B-24's fly fuel to Kunming. Numerous other cargo and TC sorties are flown to various CBI terminals.

9/4/44 Fourteenth AF 25 B-25's pounding Kiyang and Hengyang cause considerable damage in both towns and at the Hengyang A/F. 6 others attack trucks and other T/Os at Siangtan ferry crossing, near Hengyang and Kiyang, in Lingling and Yoyang areas, and at Samshui. 2 more B-25's bomb Kowloon shipyards. 26 P- 40's blast concentrations of river junks, troops and horses in Kiyang-Wangyang area. Other FBs, operating individually or in flights of 2-10 aircraft, hit a variety of T/Os throughout Hengyang, Kiyang, Yungfengshih, and Lishui area.

9/4/44 FEAF B-24's hit Peleliu A/F, a few bombing Saipan Small-scale B-24 strikes hit Kendari A/F while FBs attack Galela and nearby villages, Soepiori Peninsula villages and Waren and Moemi A/Fs. Almost 60 B-24's blast Langoan A/F while a sizeable B-25 force bombs Djailolo A/F, several villages, and Kaoe AA positions.

9/4/44 Seventh AF 20 Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima. 2 others on armed rcn hit Marcus and Yap. P-47's make strafing and rocket attacks on AA positions on Pagan. Gilbertsbased B-25's attack Nauru and Ponape.

9/6/44 Eighth AF About 200 ftrs strafe rail and highway traffic in Rotterdam, Aachen and Koblenz areas losing 4 aircraft to flak. 70 B-24's fly supplies to battle area.

9/6/44 Ninth AF MBs and LBs hit Brest area strongpoints, coastal battery at Pointe du Grand Gouin, defenses at Saint- Pierre-Quilbignon, and Brest area bridge. Ftrs hit Brest area gun positions and ammo dump and fly cover for several armd and inf divs.

9/6/44 Twelfth AF During 5/6 Sep A-20's attack T/Os in Savona and Milan areas. During the day weather grounds XII TAC aircraft except for a few ftrs based in France which fly armed rcn over Belfort, Dijon, and Colmar areas, destroying or damaging numerous motor transport and railroad cars and several locomotives, field guns, trailers, and a tank.

9/6/44 Fifteenth AF 542 HBs attack comm tgts in Rumania, Yugoslavia and Hungary and troop and tank concentrations in S Yugoslavia. Tgts include 2 M/Ys at Oradea, and 2 nearby bridges over Sebes Koros R, M/Y at Novi Sad, bridge at Belgrade, tanks and troops at Leskovac, and M/Y at Nyiregyhaza. 2 HBs, with ftr escort, evacuate interned airmen from Bucharest.

9/6/44 Tenth AF 6 B-25's hit Indaw while 3 bomb Katha. 24 B-24's fly about 34,000 gals of fuel to Kunming. Largescale daily TC and cargo operations to a variety of CBI terminals continue.

9/6/44 Fourteenth AF 20 B-25's pound Yiyang, Lingkuantien railroad yards, trucks N of Lingling, troops and occupied areas around Kiyang and Paishui, and Hengyang A/F. 45 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn attack troops, shipping, and comm tgts in Yiyang area, bomb warehouses at Hukow, destroy fuel barge at Pengtse, hit railroad yards, trucks, troops, and sampans at Kweiyang and Lingkuantien, and attack general T/Os at Yangtien.

9/6/44 FEAF B-24's pound Santa Ana port. B-25's bomb Buayan A/F in the first MB raid in Phil Is since early 1942.

Several B-24's, turning back from the Santa Ana strike, bomb Rainis. B-25's hit Galela and S coast of Morotai while FBs hit Kaoe A/F and bomb Djailolo runway. A-20's, B-25's, and FBs hit A/Fs at Manokwari, Moemi, Ransiki, and Waren, and stores and personnel area at Nabire. P-40's attack S Soepiori I and Napido. Other P-39's strafe barges and huts at Suain.

9/6/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's strike Iwo Jima while P-47's make strafing and rocket runs on AA positions on Pagan. B-24's on armed rcn bomb Marcus. Eniwetok-based B-24's bomb Truk.

9/7/44 Ninth AF Bad weather grounds bmrs. Ftrs provide air cover for US 8th and 29th Inf Divs.

9/7/44 Twelfth AF Weather cancels all flying except for weather rcn by a few P-47's.

9/7/44 Tenth AF 22 B-24's fly fuel to Kunming. Many other TC and cargo sorties are flown to numerous CBI terminals.

9/7/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-25's attack town areas, river shipping and trucks in and around Kiyang, Lingling, and Yoyang. 11 B-25's bomb Tien Ho and White Cloud A/Fs and 2 bomb Siangtan ferry. 5 B-24's hit 4 freighters SW of Hong Kong. Nearly 100 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn over vast areas of SE China attack numerous T/Os including troops, railroad tgts, river shipping, warehouses, and bridges. 4 P-38's hit T/Os in Hanoi-lower Red R area.

9/7/44 FEAF B-24's pound Menado area and B-25's hit Wasile Bay villages. Other B-24's strike Galela in force while P-38's dive-bomb Djailolo A/F. A-20's bomb Boela A/F and B-25's sink lugger in Bara Bay. A-20's hit Mongosah A/F while FBs hit Manokwari airstrip and villages in Schouten Is and strafe and bomb Wewak A/F and surrounding areas.

9/7/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's make strafing and rocket attacks on Pagan and Aguijan. B-24's on snooper and armed rcn missions hit Iwo Jima and Marcus.

9/7/44 Eleventh AF 6 B-25's on a shipping sweep attack a small fishing fleet between Paramushiru and Onnekotan.

9/8/44 ETO The first V-2 fired in combat explodes in Paris suburb; the second strikes a London suburb a few hrs later.

9/8/44 Eighth AF About 950 HBs escorted by 7 P-51 gps attack an oil refinery, M/Y, tank and armored vehicle factory, and ordnance plant in the Rhineland, plus 11 T/Os. 22 HBs are lost. 2 P-51 gps strafe tgts in Heidelberg-Darmstadt-Wurzburg and Frankfurt/Main-Koblenz areas, while 5 FB gps strafe and bomb rail transportation E of the Rhine. Over 100 B-24's fly 'trucking mission,' carrying supplies to battle area.

9/8/44 Ninth AF Weather prevents bmr missions. Ftrs fly cover for troops in Brest area and for US 2d, 5th, 8th, and 29th Inf Divs, and XX Corps area, escort troop movements and fly defensive patrols. Several hundred transports fly supply and evacuation missions.

9/8/44 Twelfth AF A-20's fly supply missions to A/F near Lyon. Bad weather grounds MBs. P-47's FBs on armed rcn in Po Valley area attack 2 pontoon bridges and several barges, cut a road, and hit several vehicles and other T/Os. Ftrs strafe Belfort area, hitting 10 trains with good results, and blast a horse-drawn vehicle convoy near Strasbourg.

9/8/44 Fifteenth AF 354 B-17's and B-24's escorted by P-38's hit railroad bridges at Brod and Belgrade and M/Ys at Sarajevo and Nish. 77 P-51's strafe A/Fs at Ecka, Petrovgrad, Ilandza, and Alibunar. Other P-51's escort RAF Beaufighters to Trieste and MATAF C-47's on evacuation missions to Bucharest and back to Italy.

9/8/44 Tenth AF 9 B-25's bomb Katha. 23 B-24's haul fuel to Kunming. Large-scale TC operations to many CBI terminals continue.

9/8/44 Fourteenth AF 18 B-24's attack 5 railroad bridges at Giap Nat, Dui Giang, Hue, Trach, Duc Tho, and Quang Tri, knocking out Quang Tri bridge. 3 others claim a destroyer sunk S of Hong Kong. 5 B-25's destroy bridge near Kiyang, bomb Hengyang and Lingling, and damage bridge near Hengyang. 100-plus P- 40's and P-51's on armed rcn hit large variety of T/Os including troops, river shipping, bridges, airstrips, supplies, trucks, and railroad tgts over vast SE China areas at Lingling, Kiyang, Tunganhsien, Hengyang, Lingkuantien, and Leiyang.

9/8/44 FEAF B-24's pound Langoan A/ F. B-25's hit Galela and Tobelo while B-24's bomb Lolobata and P-47's attack Kaoe A/F and AA positions, Djailolo A/F and barges at Point Lelo. B-24's bomb A/Fs at Langgoer, Faan, Letfoean, and Toeal. P-38's hit Boela while B-25's hit small shipping at Ceram. FBs and A-20's hit airstrips and T/Os at Efman, Samate, Babo, Urarom, Manokwari, Moemi, and Ranski.

P-39's strafe Wewak coastal area.

9/8/44 Twentieth AF 90 Chengtu-based B-29's bomb Showa Steel Works at Anshan, 3 others bomb other tgts in Anshan, 5 hit Sinsiang railroad yards, and 3 others hit various T/Os. Gen LeMay (CG, XX BC) accompanies the mission. During 8/9 Sep Japanese bmrs attack HQ, storage areas, and parked airplanes at Hsinching (near Chengtu) damaging a B-29, a C-46, and wounding 2 soldiers.

9/8/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima and Pagan and hit shipping at Chichi Jima. B-25's from the Gilberts hit Ponape and B-24's from Kwajalein bomb Wotje.

9/9/44 Eighth AF 350-plus B-17's bomb M/Ys at Mannheim and Mainz, armament plant at Dusseldorf and 10 T/Os. 8 B17' s are lost, mostly to AA fire. 8 P-51 gps and a sq give escort, 1 gp later strafing rail traffic S of Wurzburg. 1 P-47 gp sweeps Lingen-Munster-Haltern area to spot flak positions and troop concentrations, and strafe an A/F. 5 FB gps bomb and strafe shipping between German mainland and Schouwen, Overflakee, and Walcheren Is, installations on the islands, and rail and road trafflc NW and NE of Frankfurt/Main. 9 FBs are lost. Ftrs claim 13 aircraft destroyed. Training functions are removed from VIII AF Comp Cmd control and distributed within the combat gps in anticipation that combat gps will have to train their own replacements upon deployment from ETO to other theaters.

9/9/44 Ninth AF Bmrs fly leaflet mission to coastal France and Belgium. Ftrs fly escort, furnish ground force cover for US VIII Corps in the Brest area, 2d, 5th, and 8th Inf Divs of US Third Army's XX Corps area W of Metz, and fly armed rcn in areas around Aachen, Cologne, Koblenz, Bonn, Saarbrucken, and Nancy.

Ftrs also hit bridges at Custines and Pompey. Over 700 transports fly missions.

9/9/44 Twelfth AF B-26's achieve excellent results against rail bridges in the E Po Valley while B-25's bomb troop concentrations and supply points S of Bologna. FBs and ftrs attack railways and roads in Po Valley and from Genoa to Turin. Motor transport and rolling stock are bombed and strafed in N Italy and E France, with particular success in Belfort-Mulhouse-Freiburg areas.

9/9/44 Tenth AF 9 B-25's bomb Japanese HQ and other buildings at Manwing. 17 B-24's run fuel to Kunming.

Numerous other transport sorties are flown to several points in CBI.

9/9/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-25's hit river traffic and troop compounds in areas around Kiyang, Lingling, and Lingkwantien, bomb towns of Lingling and Samshui, and knock out W end of bridge at Lingling. About 50 P-40's and P-51's hit numerous T/Os throughout inland SE China including rivercraft and troop areas around Lingling, Lupao, Tsingyun, Kiyang, Leiyang, and Yungfengshih, and a railroad bridge at Tunganhsien.

5 B-24's over S China Sea claim 4 freighters sunk or heavily damaged.

9/9/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Mapanget A/F. More than 100 FBs and A-20's pound A/Fs at Liang, Haroekoe, Boela, and Namlea. FBs hit Moemi, Manokwari, and Ransiki airstrips while B-25's hit Babo A/F. B-24's hit Galela A/F.

9/9/44 Seventh AF A B-24 on snooper mission from Saipan bombs Iwo Jima during 9/10 Sep. B-25's based in the Gilberts bomb Nauru.

9/9/44 Eleventh AF 6 B-25's hunt shipping off Paramushiru. 4 return to Attu with bombs, finding no tgts. One hits mast of a vessel and ditches in water. The other lands on one engine in Petropavlovsk. 3 B-24's make an uneventful raid during 9/10 Sep on Kashiwabara. Later 2 photo planes escorting 2 bmrs over Kurils on a mapping project are attacked by ftrs which inflict no damage.

9/10/44 Eighth AF Over 1,000 HBs attack aircraft, tank, motor transport and engine plants, A/Fs, and jet-propulsion units plant in SC Germany, along with Ulm and Heilbronn M/Ys and several other secondary and T/Os. 12 gps of escorting ftrs claim 6 aircraft destroyed in air and 73 on ground. 12 HBs and 12 ftrs are lost. 3 P-47 gps strafe A/Fs and ground and rail traffic in sweep over Cologne, Frankfurt/Main, and Kassel areas, claiming destruction of 40 parked planes. 8 P-47's are lost, mostly to flak.

9/10/44 Ninth AF Adv HQ, Ninth AF, assigns rail lines approaching the Rhine from the W, N of Karlsruhe, to be attacked by IX and XIX TAC in first of series of orders setting up rail interdiction programs to cut lines W and E of the Rhine in Sep and early Oct. Changes and additions to tgts appear on 12 and 14 Sep when a list of all lines to be cut is published. About 340 MBs and LBs hit strongpoints and ammo stores in Foret de Haye, Custines rail bridge, and road bridge over Mosel R. Escorting ftrs provide general air cover in MetzNancy area, and spt US Third Army ground forces in stemming counterattack there. 800- plus transports complete supply and evacuation missions. Southern invading forces and those of the Normandy invasion meet. City of Luxembourg is liberated.

9/10/44 Twelfth AF MBs continue campaign against railroad bridges in Po Valley and execute 4 attacks against supply and ammo dumps. FBs of 87th Wg hit dumps and comm as ground assault on Gothic Line commences during early morning. Francebased XII TAC Mrs and FBs blast comm in Belfort and Dijon areas, cutting railroads and hitting several trains.

9/10/44 Fifteenth AF 344 B-17's and B-24's bomb 5 ordnance depots and SE industrial area in Vienna and 2 oil refineries in the area. 88 B-24's escorted by P-38's and P-51's bomb Trieste port. 45 B-24's, with P-51's escorting, fly supply mission to Lyon.

9/10/44 Tenth AF TC and cargo hauls continue on large scale to numerous points in CBI. 24 B-24's haul fuel to Kunming.

9/10/44 Fourteenth AF 45 B-25's bomb towns of Kutkai, Ssutang, Samshui, Tunganhsien, Lingling, and Tunghsiangchiao, and hit fuel dump near Lingling. About 140 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn over E Burma, SW China, and inland SE China attack a huge number of T/Os including troops, aircraft, river shipping, trucks, runways, bridges, and supply areas.

9/10/44 FEAF B-24's pound A/Fs at Langoan and Mapanget and hit Tomohon and waterfront area of Menado.

Lolobata and Hate Tabako A/Fs are bombed and areas along Wasile Bay strafed. MBs, A-20's, and P- 38's hit A/Fs and oil storage at Namlea, Amahai, and Boela while B-24's hit Laha A/F. A-20's and ftrs hit A/Fs at Samate, Sagan, Nabire, Urarom, Manokwari, Moemi, and Ransiki.

9/10/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan hit Iwo Jima and strike shipping near Iwo Jima. Eniwetok-based B-24's bomb Truk.

9/10/44 Eleventh AF 6 B-25's fly shipping sweep off Suribachi.

9/11/44 International Second Quebec conference opens. Roosevelt and Churchill discuss Pacific war plans and completion of European war.

9/11/44 Eighth AF The Eighth begins another FRANTIC shuttle-bombing mission, as 75 B-17's with 64 P-51's attack armament plant at Chemnitz, and land at USSR bases. I P-51 is lost. FRANTIC mission lasts until 17 Sep and takes the planes from UK to USSR to Italy to UK. Over 850 other HBs, escorted by 14 ftr gps, bomb 6 synthetic oil plants, an ordnance depot, an engine works, a M/Y, a tire plant, and numerous other scattered T/Os, along with several German cities. An estimated 525 ftrs attack the formations or are engaged by Eighth AF planes. 52 HBs and 32 ftrs are lost. HBs claim destruction of 17 ftrs while the US ftrs claim 116 in the air and 42 on the ground.

9/11/44 Ninth AF 358 MBs and LBs, in spt of US Third Army, hit gun positions and strongpoints in Metz area. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly armed rcn over Lissendorf and Duren areas, and spt Third Army ground forces in Metz area. Armored rcn elements of this Army cross into Germany, the first Allied unit to do so. Ftrs also spt ground forces in Brest area.

9/11/44 Twelfth AF B-26's hit defensive positions as US Fifth Army elements push through N Italian mountain passes toward Gothic Line defenses. B-25's bomb railroad bridges at Vigevano and Canneto sull'Oglio and supply areas. FBs and ftrs attack roads, railroads, guns, supply areas, bridges, and other tgts at Vernio, and in Alessandria, Turin, Piacenza, and Milan areas.

9/11/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather limits operations to supply mission by 54 B-24's to France.

9/11/44 Tenth AF 12 P-47's hit roads, towns, and general T/Os in Tengchung, Lungling, and Bhamo areas. 23 B-24's fly fuel to Kunming. Numerous other transport flights throughout CBI continue.

9/11/44 Fourteenth AF 18 B-24's blast storage area at Manling. 30 B-25's bomb Tunganhsien and Kiaotow and hit T/Os in Lingling area. 12 P-40's blast trucks along Burma Road and around Lungling. 59 P-40's and P-51's hit river shipping, railroad tgts, troop concentrations, supply dumps, and other T/Os in Canton-Tungting, Lake area.

9/11/44 FEAF B-24's hit A/Fs at Galela and Miti. B-25's bomb Kairatoe A/F and village and Boela A/F while P-38's hit A/Fs at Namlea and Amahai and oil tanks at Boela. A-20's and B-25's hit Kaoe A/F and scattered T/Os. A-20's strike Otawiri, Sagan, Nabire, and Urarom A/Fs while FBs hit A/Fs and AA guns at Manokwari and Ransiki.

9/11/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima and hit shipping off Chici Jima. P-47's pound Pagan with strafing attacks and rockets.

9/11/44 Eleventh AF 4 B-25's on a shipping search sink a small craft off Shimushu. 2 other B-25's fly search mission for B- 25 (which force-landed in USSR on 9 Sep but is still reported as missing).

9/12/44 Eighth AF Over 800 HBs escorted by 15 ftr gps attack 4 synthetic oil plants, 2 oil refineries, an oil depot, an aero engine works, and numerous T/Os including several C and NW German cities. 400 to 450 aircraft are encountered by the HBs and ftrs. HBs lose 45 of their number and claim destruction of 27 ftrs. 13 P- 51's are lost. US ftrs claim 63 air victories plus 26 on the ground.

9/12/44 Ninth AF MBs and LBs hit Westwall fortifications, Sankt Wendel station where an armd div and important technicians are to entrain, and fortifications around Nancy. Ftrs continue ground spt in FrenchGerman border area. 400-plus transports complete supply and evacuation missions.

9/12/44 Twelfth AF Gen Chidlaw assumes cmd of XII FC. B-26's blast defended positions in C battle sector of Gothic Line. B-25's pound Po R railroad bridges and attack guns and strongpoints in battle zone as enemy falls back to prepared Gothic Line defenses and rapid Allied adv halts. FBs strike at guns, troop concentrations, strongpoints, and flak positions in Genoa and Milan areas. Francebased FBs cut tracks in Belfort, Basel, and Freiburg areas.

9/12/44 Fifteenth AF Nearly 330 B-17's and B-24's supported by P-38's and P-51's bomb Lechfeld A/F, Munich/ Allach engine works, and Wasserburg jet aircraft factory. 50-plus B-24's fly supply mission to S France.

9/12/44 Tenth AF 4 B-25's pound buildings in Katha area. 25 B-24's haul fuel to Kunming. 8 P-47's sweep river from Bhamo to Katha, 3 strafe official buildings at Bhamo, and 16 hit T/Os on Burma Road from Lungling to Wanling to Namhkam and blast gun positions N of Loiwing A/F.

9/12/44 Fourteenth AF 10 B-25's and 6 P-40's pound Lungling. 14 B-25's hit town area and destroy 2 bridges and damage another at Sungpai. 22 others bomb Kaochishih, Tunghsiangchiao, and area E of Kiyang. 27 P-51's and P-40's on armed rcn over Hunan and other areas of inland SE China attack road and river trafflc and general T/Os around Lingling, Hengyang, Kiyang, Yangtien, and Patpo. 15 P-40's hit coastal and river shipping in S China and in Indochina on S China Sea, in Chikhom Bay, and along the Red R.

9/12/44 FEAF B-24's pound 3 A/Fs in Menado area. B-24's and B-25's bomb Kaoe and Galela, A/Fs, and radar facilities on Morotai I. B-24's hit Lautem. P-38's dive-bomb Namlea runways while P-47's hit Boela. A-20's, B-25's, and FBs hit A/Fs, AA guns, and other tgts at Babo, Mongosah, Manokwari, Sagan, Moemi, and Samate.

9/12/44 Seventh AF P-47's from Saipan hit AA positions on Pagan with rocket and bombing attack. A lone B-24 on armed rcn bombs building area on Marcus. B-25's from the Gilberts bomb Nauru.

9/12/44 Eleventh AF 6 bmrs fly a negative shipping sweep over Shimushu. 3 more attack Suribachi A/F and offshore shipping tgts. 1 B-24 flies negative rcn.

9/13/44 Eighth AF 70-plus B-17's, escorted by a P-51 gp, continuing UK-USSR-Italy-UK shuttle-bombing mission, take off from USSR bases, bomb steel and armament works at Diosgyor and proceed to Fifteenth AF bases in Italy. 750-plus HBs from UK bomb 3 synthetic oil plants, 2 aero engine factories, 3 M/Ys, n A/F, motor works, ordnance depot, fuel depot, and several cities and isolated T/Os in C and SW Germany. 11 ftr gps escorting later strafe A/Fs and miscellaneous ground tgts. 28 Hbs and 9 P-51's are lost. P-51's claim 33 aircraft destroyed in the air and 2n on the ground. A P-51 gp sweeping S of Munich strafes aircraft dispersal area, A/F and a M/Y.

9/13/44 Ninth AF XIX TAC HQ accompanies US Third Army HQ to Chalons-sur-Marne. B-26's fly leaflet mission to coastal N France and Belgium. Ftrs spt ground forces in Brest and Nancy-Metz areas (air-ground coordination being especially effective between XIX TAC and French 2d Armd Div in defeating enemy move on Vittel), and fly armed rcn over Cologne, Aachen, Koblenz, Linz/ Rhine, and Wahn areas. XIX TAC inaugurates rail cutting campaign. Transports fly numerous supply and evacuation missions.

9/13/44 Twelfth AF B-25's destroy bridge at Peschiera del Garda, cutting the Milan-Verona line. B-25's and B-26's bomb guns and defensive positions N of Florence. FBs attack railroads, rolling stock, and bridges in N Italy, although heavy overcast hampers operations in NW.

9/13/44 Fifteenth AF 350-plus ftr-escorted B-17's and B-24's bomb Auschwitz oil and rubber works and Odertal and Blechhammer oil refineries, hit Cracow-Auschwitz area and bomb M/Y at Vrutky. Over 100 other HBs attack Avisio viaduct, Mezzocorona and Ora railroad bridges.

9/13/44 Tenth AF 8 P-47's hit tgts at Mawhun and some of the FBs afterwards strafe T/Os on the Irrawaddy R from Katha to Shwegu. 8 others sweep the river between Bhamo and Katha. 12 more hit tgts along road in Kutkai area. Large-scale transport operations in CBI continue.

9/13/44 Fourteenth AF B-24's claim 3 cargo vessels sunk off Pescadores Is.

9/13/44 FEAF B-24's and B-25's hit 4 A/Fs and bomb villages on Morotai I. B-25's hit Langgoer A/F while A-20's and FBs hit 2 A/Fs in Efman I. A-20's, B-25's, and FBs hit Babo AA positions and A/Fs at Manokwari and Ransiki.

9/13/44 Thirteenth AF Thirteenth AF moves from Los Negros to Hollandia.

9/13/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's hit buildings on Pagan with rockets and machinegun fire. B-24's on armed rcn, snooper, and training missions bomb Iwo Jima, Marcus, and Pagan.

9/14/44 Ninth AF XXIX TAC (Prov) is activated at Vermand, in anticipation of operating with US Ninth Army, shortly to join 12th Army Gp. Gen Nugent is CG. About 140 B-26's and A-20's bomb gun emplacements and strongpoints in Brest area. Ftrs fly armed rcn in various battle areas. Transports continue large-scale supply and evacuation missions.

9/14/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack def positions in E and C parts of Gothic Line as enemy fiercely resists, especially at Il Giogo Pass and on Monte Altuzzo. FBs continue strikes against comm and movement in Po Valley despite bad weather which limits France-based ftrs to a few sweeps in S France.

9/14/44 Tenth AF 4 B-25's drop fragmentation-boobytrap bombs on Bhamo. Large-scale transport operations continue to various points in CBI.

9/14/44 Fourteenth AF 6 B-25's bomb Tunganhsien. 91 P-40's and P-51's attack inland shipping, troop compounds, supplies, and numerous buildings around Lungling area, throughout vast expanse of inland SE China, mainly in Hunan, and other areas S of Tungting Lake.

9/14/44 FEAF B-25's pound Mapanget airstrip on Menado area. B-24's hit 4 A/Fs on Halmahera. A-20's and B-25's bomb Babo A/F while FBs make scattered small raids on AA positions, A/Fs, and T/Os on Vogelkop Peninsula.

9/14/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan bomb Iwo Jima. P-47's make strafing and rocket attacks on warehouses and shelters on Pagan. B-24's on armed rcn bomb Marcus. B-24's from Eniwetok bomb Truk while Gilbertsbased B-25's hit Ponape.

9/14/44 Eleventh AF During 13/14 Sep 3 B-24's strike Kurabu Cape shipping and A/F.

9/15/44 Eighth AF The 3 ftr wgs and 15 ftr gps of VIII , FC are transferred to the 3 bomb divs.

9/15/44 Ninth AF Ninth AF main HQ moves from Sunninghill Park to Chantilly. Bad weather prevents bmr operations. IX TAC supports US First Army troops and flies armed rcn around Cologne and from Trier to Rhine R area. XIX TAC supports US Third Army and flies armed rcn in Nancy-Strasbourg area.

9/15/44 Twelfth AF 87th Ftr Wg, 47th Bomb Gp, 57th Ftr Gp, 86th Ftr Gp, and several other units are transferred from XII TAC to XII FC. XII TAC passes under operational control of Ninth AF. All MB missions are cancelled or aborted due to weather. FBs, though restricted by weather, carry out armed rcn against enemy comm and defensive positions in Milan-Genoa-Modena-Pistoia areas, as Allied forces (joined on this date by elements of Brazilian Expeditionary Force) attempt to penetrate enemy strongholds in the N Apennines.

9/15/44 Fifteenth AF 276 B-17's and B-24's bomb Tatoi, Eleusis, and Kalamaki A/Fs and Salamis submarine base. P-38's and P-51's fly escort, tgt cover, and sweep tgt areas. The attacks are aimed at hampering withdrawal of enemy forces from the area. 53 B-24's fly supply mission to S France. 24 B-24's begin evacuating aircrews formerly imprisoned in Bulgaria from Cairo to Bari.

9/15/44 EAC Combat Cargo TF is formed as a cmd of EAC. Gen Evans is CG. HQ is temporarily located at Hastings AB and later moved to Comilla. The cmd is responsible to air deliver supplies to British Fourteenth Army and other organizations as required, a task it fulfills until its disbandment on 1 Jun 45.

9/15/44 Tenth AF 8 P-47's bomb Kutkai, 16 sweep river from Bhamo to Katha and bomb Naba, Katha, and Mohnyin.

Several other P-47's sweep Burma Road from Lungling to Muse to Bhamo and strafe boat on river at Myothit. 12 P-51's hit Mawhun while 8 B-25's hit fuel storage and T/Os in Chefang area. 13 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow.

9/15/44 Fourteenth AF 19 B-24's bomb military storage area at Hengyang. 20 B-25's hit Chuanhsien and 5 pound ferry crossing and bus station at Lingling. More than 90 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn attack river shipping, numerous buildings, troops, and general T/Os from NE of Ichang to Liuchow Peninsula concentrating on Kiyang and Changsha areas.

9/15/44 FEAF B-24's, A-20's, and P-47's bomb Kaoe, Lolobata, and Hate Tabako. P-39's bomb Manokwari A/F and town area.

9/15/44 W Pacific US forces land on Morotai and Peleliu.

9/15/44 Seventh AF P-47's from Saipan hit AA positions on Pagan with machinegun and rocket fire. A lone B-24 on a snooper mission bombs Iwo Jima. All other B-24 missions abort.

9/16/44 Eighth AF 7 ftr gps, 4 carrying bombs, strafe Hannover-Bremen-Osnabruck areas and bomb Ahlhorn A/F and MannheimKaiserslautern area.

9/16/44 Ninth AF HQ Ninth AF begins reorganization of IX BC as 9th Bomb Div, implementing the redesignation of 30 Aug. 150-plus MBs and LBs attack Bath dike and Arnemuiden road and rail embankment. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly sweeps, and armed rcn over Rastatt and Haguenau, and spt US Third Army's XII and XV Corps in repelling counterattacks in NE France.

9/16/44 Twelfth AF MBs attack fuel and supply dumps and defensive positions in Bologna and Rimini areas while FBs and ftrs bomb and strafe rail and road tgts N of battle areas in the N Apennine Mts as US Fifth Army forces struggle to break through strong enemy defenses in hills N of Prato, along main Monte Altuzzo ridge, on Monte Veruca, Monte Monticelli, and other mountain positions.

9/16/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather cancels bombing operations. 2 P-38's fly weather rcn and 54 B-24's fly supplies to S France.

9/16/44 Tenth AF 19 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow. In spite of bad weather, 4 P-47's sweep Lungling-Wanling-Loiwing road and 5 damage bridge approach at Manyut.

9/16/44 Fourteenth AF 20 B-24's bomb Hengyang. 12 B-25's bomb Kutkai. 28 B-25's hit tgts in China, including Yuangshaho ferry, Pakmushih, Chuanhsien, and Lengshuitang. 130-plus P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn hit T/Os in Mangshih and Lungling area and from N of Tangyang and along the Yangtze R southward including areas around Changsha, Kiyang, Samshui, Chuanhsien, Lingling, and Kwongning.

9/16/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Kendari air depot and Ambesia A/F while B-25's attack large warehouse at Gorontalo. B- 25's and B-24's pound Namlea, Liang, Haroekoe, Kairatoe, Laha, and Kamarian. FBs hit Manokwari, Sagan, Moemi, and Waren airstrips.

9/16/44 Seventh AF 17 Saipan-based B-24's bomb Iwo Jima. 3 others on trg and armed rcn missions bomb Pagan and Marcus. P-47's pound enemy positions on Pagan. B-24's in the Marshalls bomb Emidj.

9/16/44 Eleventh AF 3 B-24's bomb Kataoka naval base. 4 B-25's abort a shipping sweep due to weather and mechanical difficulties.

9/17/44 Eighth AF UK-USSR-Italy-UK shuttle mission is completed as 72 B-17's and 59 P-51's fly without bombs from Italy to UK. 2 B-17's and a P-51 abort and a P-51 crash-lands SW of Paris. 70 B-17's and 57 P-51's land safely in UK. Over 800 B-17's escorted by 3 ftr gps bomb 117 flak batteries and installations and an A/F, all in the Netherlands. 16 ftr gps escort airplanes of First Allied Airborne Army making parachute and glider drop of 20,000 troops into the Netherlands to secure axis of adv toward Zuider Zee for British Second Army, as part of MARKET-GARDEN, 17-30 Sep. Troops dropped are I Airborne Corps, consisting of British 1st Airborne Div (with Polish Para Brigade) and US 82d and 101st Airborne Divs. The ftr gps also bomb and strafe flak positions and other ground tgts, encountering intense flak and about 30 ftrs. 16 US ftrs are lost. Claims include 8 airplanes and 107 flak positions destroyed.

9/17/44 Ninth AF No combat bmr missions are flown. Weather permits 1 leaflet mission. XIX TAC supports US VIII Corps in Brest area and flies armed rcn over Trier and Saarbrucken areas. IX TAC flies armed rcn in the Dusseldorf, Duren, Cologne, and Linz/Rhine areas, supports US 2d and 5th Armd Divs and 4th Inf Div in the Netherlands, and participates in MARKET-GARDEN.

9/17/44 Twelfth AF B-25's hit troop concentrations in British Eighth Army battle area in vicinity of Rimini. B-25's pound rail bridges in W Po Valley, while FBs operating in the Valley attack rails, roads, rolling stock, road bridges, motor transport and other tgts. In the mountains S of the Valley US Fifth Army forces break through Gothic Line at Il Giogo Pass, take Monte Altuzzo and Pratone, finish clearing Monte Veruca, and gain crest of Monte Monticelli. US Seventh Army's French 2d Corps makes contact with US Third Army's French 2d Armd Div near Bains-lesBains.

9/17/44 Fifteenth AF 440-plus HBs, with ftr escort, attack 2 oil refineries and 4 M/Ys in Budapest area in an attempt to hit Germany's principal remaining oil supply and to aid Soviet and other friendly forces on S Russian front by pounding the focal rail traffic point in that area. Some of the escorting ftrs strafe T/Os in the general tgt area. Bad weather hampers all but 8 of 54 B-24's flying supplies to S France. 25 HBs return from Cairo to Italy with Allied airmen formerly imprisoned in Bulgaria. 2 B-17's, escorted by 41 P-51's, evacuate wounded airmen from Czechoslovakia to Italy.

9/17/44 Tenth AF 8 P-47's bomb Katha, 8 hit Momauk and Wanling, and 8 others attack Bhamo. 6 B-25's hit Mangshih while 3 others bomb Indaw. 16 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow. TC aircraft fly over 200 sorties delivering personnel and supplies to various points in CBI.

9/17/44 Fourteenth AF 29 B-24's bomb Changsha. 27 B-25's hit Hwangshapu, Kiyang, and Nanyo. 130-plus P-51's and P- 40's on armed rcn attack town areas, strongpoints, shipping, railway tgts, gun positions, trucks, and other T/Os from NE of Ichang southward through Hunan province and beyond. Areas hit include Changsha, Kiyang,Lingling, Chuanhsien, Siangtan, Hengshan, Kweiyang, and Lingkuantien, plus scattered T/Os elsewhere.

9/17/44 FEAF B-25's bomb Buayoan A/F B-24's, B-25's, and P-38's hit Langoan A/F. B-25's and P-39's, fighting bad weather, attack a variety of tgts, including A/Fs and villages in Amboina-Ceram area. P-47's and P- 40's pound Samate A/F.

9/17/44 Seventh AF A B-24 on a snooper mission from Saipan bombs Iwo Jima. Armed rcn over Marcus is unsuccessful due to bad weather. Gilbertsbased B-25's pound Nauru.

9/17/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-24's weatherabort a mission to Suribachi. 4 B-25's fly an unsuccessful shipping sweep.

9/18/44 Eighth AF 12 ftr gps escort airplanes of First Allied Airborne Army as second troop echelon is dropped in the Netherlands to participate in heavy fighting in Arnhem area. Ftrs bomb and strafe flak positions and other ground tgts and encounter heavy flak and over 100 enemy ftrs which claim 7 US ftrs. US claims include 29 ftrs and 33 flak positions destroyed. Almost 250 B-24's, supported by nearly 200 ftrs, drop supplies to First Allied Airborne Army in the Netherlands. Intense flak downs 16 B-24's and 21 ftrs. 2 of the ftr gps strafe rail and highway traffic and over 50 ftrs bomb flak positions. In last Eighth AF shuttle- bombing mission, 18-22 Sep, UKUSSR-Italy-UK, 110 B-17's and 150 P-51's (64 P-51's to continue to USSR) drop supplies to Polish forces at Warsaw. 3 B-17's abort and 2 are lost. After completing supply drop, 105 B-17's and the 64 P-51's proceed to USSR.

9/18/44 Ninth AF First 9th Bomb Div HQ on European continent opens at Chartres. Weather cancels all bmr activity.

Less than 100 ftrs spt US VII Corps in W Germany and fly cover in area of Brest where organized resistance comes to an end.

9/18/44 Twelfth AF B-25's continue to hit troop concentrations and gun positions in spt of British Eighth Army forces which opens assault on defenses in Rimini area. Despite bad weather B-26's and P-47's maintain attacks on bridges, rail lines, and transportation in Po Valley.

9/18/44 Fifteenth AF 463 B-17's and B-24's, some with ftr escort, hit Subotica and Szeged M/Ys and railroad bridges at Novi Sad, Belgrade, Szob, and Budapest (2). Ftrs maintain cover over Budapest area.

9/18/44 Tenth AF 9 P-47's pound Japanese positions in Myothit area. 8 B-25's hit supply dumps and installations at Chefang. 18 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow. 200-plus other sorties by TC aircraft deliver men and supplies to several points in CBI.

9/18/44 Fourteenth AF 30 B-25's attack town areas and fuel dumps at Lingling, Taohsien, and Chuanhsien and damage the approaches to Lingling ferry crossing. 4 B-24's over Formosa Strait claim 1 freighter sunk. About 115 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn attack troops, trucks, tanks, shipping, town areas, and other T/Os throughout Hunan province S of Tungting Lake to Luichow Peninsula and Chikhom Bay.

9/18/44 FEAF B-24's blast several tgts in Davao area, including oil storage at Sasa. B-25's hit Langoan A/F and lake area. Others hit Samate A/F. Bad weather forces B-24's over Ceram-Amboina area to individually attack tgts which include 4 A/Fs. FBs hit A/F and town of Manokwari and AA guns at Moemi.

9/18/44 Seventh AF 2 B-24's on armed rcn from Saipan bomb Marcus. 28 Eniwetok-based B-24's bomb Truk. Gilbertsbased B-25's pound Ponape.

9/19/44 Eighth AF Nearly 800 B-17's are dispatched against tgts in NW Germany. Weather prevents about half from bombing primary tgts but most manage to bomb secondaries or T/Os. Over 650 B-17's bomb 10 M/Ys and several bridges, railroads, factories, barges, storage areas, city areas and numerous scattered T/Os in NW Germany. 6 ftr gps furnish spt. 4 P-51 gps supporting First Allied Airborne Army in the Netherlands engage well over 100 ftrs, downing 23. 9 P-51's are lost. As UK-USSR-Italy-UK shuttle mission continues, over 90 B-17's and their ftr gp take off from USSR, bomb M/Y at Szolnok, and fly to Fifteenth AF bases in Italy.

9/19/44 Ninth AF Bmrs hit M/Ys in Duren area to prevent reinforcements from reaching Aachen area by rail. IX TAC supports US V Corps in repelling counterattack at Wallendorf bridgehead, supports Operation MARKET- GARDEN and flies armed rcn in W Germany. XIX TAC escorts LBs and MBs, flies cover both for MARKET-GARDEN and in Brest and Nancy areas, and armed rcn over Metz area.

9/19/44 Twelfth AF Bad weather grounds MBs. FBs hit guns and defensive positions along Gothic Line and attack roads and bridges in Bologna area.

9/19/44 Fifteenth AF 96 B-24's attack railroad bridges at Kraljevo and Mitrovica. 70 P-38's provide tgt area cover.

9/19/44 Tenth AF 18 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow and Chengkuing. TC transports fly over 100 sorties carrying men and supplies to several CBI locations.

9/19/44 Fourteenth AF 28 B-25's bomb Lingling, Lengshuitang, Chuanhsien, Sinning, and Shanhsien. 150-plus P-40's and P- 51's pound numerous T/Os during armed rcn flights from Tungting Lake-C Yangtze R area to the S China Sea. The FBs particularly concentrate on road transport in Changsha area and supply dumps, buildings, and trucks near Sintsiang.

9/19/44 FEAF Striking all principal tgts in NE Celebes, B-24's, B-25's, and P-38's hit Amoerang port area, Menado fuel tanks and shipping personnel areas and AA guns at Mapanget and Sidate, bivouac, supply areas, and lookout towers along Lembeh Strait, Langoan A/F, and Kakas rest camp.

9/19/44 Seventh AF 29 Saipan-based B-24's blast shipping at Chichi Jima. 24 P-47's bomb and strafe AA positions and storage areas on Pagan. 3 B-24's on snooper and armed rcn missions bomb Iwo Jima and Marcus.

9/19/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-25's fly shipping sweep over Tomari Cape. 4 B-24's off to strike Kurabu Cape turn back due to weather and mechanical failures.

9/20/44 Eighth AF Over 600 ftrs spt First Allied Airborne Army in Arnhem and Nijmegen areas, strafing and bombing ground tgts. Intense light flak claims 5 ftrs. Air attacks aid ground troops in taking valuable bridges in the area and in adv toward Arnhem.

9/20/44 Ninth AF The Ninth's adv HQ follows US 12th Army Gp to Verdun. About 40 MBs hit Trier M/Y and defensive positions at Herbach to complicate rail transportation and aid in Allied ground attack on Aachen. Ftrs fly air cover for US V and VII Corps in W Germany near Dutch boundary and US XV and XX Corps in Nancy area, and fly armed rcn over Bonn, Mannheim, Hamburg, Koblenz, and Ruhr Valley areas.

9/20/44 Twelfth AF 27th and 79th Ftr Gps are added to XII FC which on this days begins operations in spt of US Fifth Army. Weather again grounds MBs and severely restricts ftrs which fly uneventful rcn missions.

9/20/44 Fifteenth AF 500 B-17's and B-24's escorted by P-38's and P-51's attack 3 railroad bridges at Budapest, 2 M/Ys at Hatvan and 1 at Gyor and bomb Malacky A/F and Bratislava oil district.

9/20/44 Tenth AF P-47's hit Kadu rail siding, Nyaungbintha, Indaw, and troops at Hkaungtung. 3 B-25's weathered out of Bhamo area hit alternates at Indaw. TC aircraft continue large-scale operations to several points in CBI.

9/20/44 Fourteenth AF 27 B-25's bomb Lingling, Chuanhsien, and Kiyang and hit T/Os throughout Chuanhsien area. More than 100 P-51's and P-40's on armed rcn over wide areas of SE China attack troops, horses, trucks, shipping, and other T/Os, particularly concentrating on areas around Chuanhsien, Lingling, Kiyang, Changsha, and Yiyang.

9/20/44 FEAF Despite poor weather over Celebes, Menado area is again attacked. B-24's hit Mapanget and Sidate A/Fs and supply dumps and other T/Os. B-24's hit Djailolo and A-20's and P-47's during 19/20 Sep strike Kaoe A/Fs. B-24's, B-25's, and FBs, striking during 19/20 Sep and during day, pound A/Fs at Amahai, Namlea, Liang and Laha, town of Lautem, and several T/Os. FBs hit AA guns and T/Os at Moemi and Ransiki A/Fs and hit supply dump further E along Orai R. During 20/ 21 Sep a few B-24's again hit Menado and Sidate areas.

9/20/44 Seventh AF P-47's from Saipan bomb and strafe gun positions on Pagan. A lone B-24 on armed rcn bombs Marcus. B-24's in the Marshalls hit Jaluit while Makin-based B-25's pound Nauru.

9/21/44 Eighth AF Nearly 450 HBs escorted by 3 P-51 gps attack synthetic oil plant at Ludwigshafen/Opau, M/Ys at Koblenz and Mainz, and T/Os in Rhineland. 3 ftr gps spt First Allied Airborne Army airplanes dropping supplies and paratroops of Polish 1st Brig near Driel. Bad weather forces recall of 1 gp near Dutch coast. Other gps encounter about 50 ftrs, claiming 20 destroyed against 4 aerial combat losses. Over 80 B-24's carry gasoline to France.

9/21/44 Ninth AF 79 MBs and LBs bomb M/Ys at Gerolstein, Pronsfeld, and Ehrang. Ftrs escort bmrs, fly armed rcn over Bonn, Koblenz, Karlsruhe, Cologne, and Strasbourg area, and spt US First and Third Armies in W Germany and E France. IX TAC is exceptionally effective in aiding V Corps withdrawal from Wallendorf bridgehead. During the evening IX ADC ftrs patrol Luxembourg-Chaumont area.

9/21/44 Twelfth AF Bad weather and unserviceable landing grounds cancel all operations.

9/21/44 Fifteenth AF 345 HBs attack M/Ys at Debreczen, Bekescsaba, and Brod, railroad and highway bridges at Baja, in Kiskore area, and at Tiszafured, plus Novi Sad railroad bridge. 42 P-38's dive-bomb Osijek M/Y. Other ftrs escort HBs. 2 C-47's (1 from Balkan AF), with 8 P-51's escorting, evacuate Fifteenth AF personnel from Yugoslavia to Italy.

9/21/44 Tenth AF 7 B-25's hit Man Mawn. 1 other bombs Indaw. 21 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow. 170-plus other transport sorties are flown to various terminal points in CBI.

9/21/44 Fourteenth AF 27 B-25's pound Kiyang, Yungming, Lingling and areas to the N, and area W of Chuanhsien. 100-plus P-40's and P-51's attack buildings, river shipping, troops, horses, and supplies at numerous points especially around Sinshih, Kiyang, Wuchou, and Isuho.

9/21/44 FEAF B-24's attack Laha and Kairatoe A/F and shipping in Piroe Bay. P-38's and B-25's hit Menado, Tomohon, Kakas rest camp, small craft near Belang I, Kairatoe, and Namlea A/F, and barge off Kaoe Pt. FBs hit Windissi and Ransiki T/Os and strafe T/Os near Orai R. During 21/22 Sep FBs hit Geelvink Bay-Bentoni Bay area.

9/21/44 Seventh AF 5 B-24's on armed rcn and trg missions from Saipan bomb Marcus and Pagan. B-25's, based in the Gilberts, strike Ponape.

9/22/44 Eighth AF Over 600 HBs from UK escorted by 6 P-51 gps bomb 3 armd vehicle and motor transport factories at Kassel along with 6 T/Os at Wetzlar. Over 100 B-24's fly gasoline to France. Last Eighth AF UKUSSRItaly- UK shuttle mission ends as 84 B-17's escorted by 51 P-51's return directly to UK bases from Italy. Remaining aircraft return on 8 Oct.

9/22/44 Ninth AF XIX TAC HQ accompanies US Third Army HQ from Chalons-sur-Marne to Etain. No bmr missions are flown. Ftrs attack railroads, supply and ordnance depots, and strongpoints, and fly sweeps and armed rcn over Cologne, Dusseldorf, Aachen, Koblenz, Trier, Bonn, Mannheim, and Strasbourg areas.

9/22/44 Twelfth AF Operating N of Italian battle area, MBs bomb road and rail bridges, while FBs continue hitting roads, railroads, and transportation, and spt ground forces as US Fifth Army elements prepare to pursue enemy withdrawing from N of Pistoia and to drive N to Raticosa Pass and NE to Imola. British Eighth Army forces battle enemy along Marecchia R.

9/22/44 Fifteenth AF 366 B-24's and B-17's escorted by 270 ftrs bomb NE industrial area of Munich and Munich/Riem A/F.

76 B-24's bomb Larissa M/Y. 68 B-24's fly supply mission to S France.

9/22/44 Tenth AF 13 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow. TCs fly more than 170 other sorties to various points in the CBI.

9/22/44 Fourteenth AF 24 B-24's pound Hankow. 12 B-25's and 7 P-51's hit Hengyang road junction and ferry. 7 B-25's bomb Kianghwa while 6 P-51's damage nearby bridge. 5 B-25's hit Yungming. 44 P-40's and P-51's blast T/Os along roads in Changsha, Siangtan, and Sintsiang areas. 50-plus other P-40's and P-51's hit various T/Os around Chuanhsien, Paoching, Lingling, Hankow, and Kiyang.

9/22/44 FEAF B-24's again pound Sidate and Mapanget. B-24's and B-25's bomb Amahai and Liang villages and Haroekoe A/F. A-20's pound Urarom A/F while FBs hit Idorra, Windissi, Moemi, and Kaimana.

9/22/44 Seventh AF 15 Sapan-based B-24's strike shipping at Chichi Jima. 24 P-47's strafe Pagan and bomb Anatahan I.

3 B-24's on snooper mission and armed rcn flight bomb Iwo Jima and Marcus. 15 B-26's, flying out of Makin, bomb Nauru.

9/23/44 Eighth AF 14 ftr gps bomb and strafe flak positions and other ground tgts in 2 landing zones in Nijmegen area, immediately preceding the arrival of the remainder of US 82d and 101st Airborne Divs and Polish 1st Brig, and engage over 160 ftrs. US ftrs claim 27 destroyed. Over 150 B-24's fly gasoline to France.

9/23/44 Ninth AF MBs and LBs sent against tgts in W Germany are recalled due to weather. Ftrs spt US First Army in W Germany, US Third Army in Chateau-Salins area, escort bmrs (recalled), and fly armed rcn over wide areas of W Germany.

9/23/44 Twelfth AF Although several missions are aborted because of bad weather, MBs attack several railroad bridges in Po R Valley. FBs hit guns and rail and road tgts in battle area as US Fifth Army pushes on through Gothic Line defenses.

9/23/44 Fifteenth AF 147 B-17's, escorted by 290 P-38's and P-51's bomb Brux synthetic oil refinery and Wels M/Y. 229 B- 24's attack comm tgts in Italy, including viaduct at Venzone and road and railroad bridges at Casarsa della Delizia, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ponte di Piave, Latisana, San Dona di Piave, and Susegana.

9/23/44 Tenth AF 19 P-47's attack bridges along a line Wanling-Bhamo-Myitkyina destroying 1 bridge. 6 B-25's hit bridges S of Meza, destroying 1 and extensively damaging several others. 19 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow while 2 deliver fuel to Kunming.

9/23/44 Fourteenth AF 15 B-24's pound Burma Road in Chefang area. 36 B-25's hit Chuanhsien and T/Os in surrounding areas. 6 B-25's bomb Kuanyang, 5 hit Yungming, 6 damage Dara bridge, 12 bomb Lungling, and 2 knock out bridge near Jinyang. 2 B-24's bomb docks at Amoy. Again more than 90 P-40's and P-51's hit numerous T/Os throughout SE China concentrating on Japanese troops in Chuanhsien area and various tgts around Jungyun, Yuankiang, Yungming, Lingling, and Hsuchang.

9/23/44 FEAF During night and day raids B-24's and B-25's concentrate on Sidate and Mapanget A/Fs. P-47's pound Kaoe A/F. P-47's and P-40's bomb AA guns at Manokwari, Moemi, and Ransiki A/Fs.

9/23/44 Thirteenth AF Thirteenth AF moves from Hollandia to Noemfoor I.

9/23/44 Seventh AF 15 B-24's from Saipan bomb Chichi Jima, Haha Jima, and Ani Jima. 2 B-24's on armed rcn bomb Marcus while 1 on trg mission hits Pagan. On 23/24 Sep a B-24 from Kwajalein bombs Wake.

9/4/44 Eighth AF Nearly 50 B-24's transport fuel to France.

9/4/44 Ninth AF No bmr operations are flown. XIX TAC supports 7th Armd Div of US Third Army in E France and flies armed rcn over E France and W Germany. IX ADC flies night patrols from Paris to Aachen.

9/4/44 Twelfth AF Weather cancels MB and LB operations. FBs spt ground forces, bombing and strafing strongpoints, troop concentrations, and frontline comm tgts as US Fifth Army pushes through N Apennines.

9/4/44 Fifteenth AF 362 B-24's, with ftr escort, bomb Eleusis, Kalamaki, and Tatoi A/Fs, M/Y at Salonika, and harbor at Skaramanga. P-51's escort B-24's transporting personnel from Bari to Marcianise.

9/4/44 Tenth AF P-47's fly 20 attack sorties against tgts in Mawhun area, including Pinlon. Other P-47's fly 13 sorties against tgts in Bhamo area, demolishing bridge at Manyut and hitting enemy positions at Chayuhkwang. 11 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow. 240-plus other transport sorties are flown to various points in the CBI.

9/4/44 Fourteenth AF 26 B-26's bomb Mangshih, Taohsien, and Kuanyang, attack White Cloud A/F, and knock out Dara bridge. 3 others hit T/Os near Changtuikuan and along Ling- ling-Siangtan road 70-plus P-51's and P- 40's on armed rcn over SW and SE China pound numerous T/Os, especially town areas and river shipping at Takhing and Sinshih.

9/4/44 FEAF B-24's and B-25's bomb Amahai, Namlea, and Haroekoe A/Fs and Boela. HBs hit Lautem. FBs attack Babo, Urarom, and Manokwari A/Fs while B-25's bomb Sorong.

9/4/44 Seventh AF 18 B-24's from Saipan hit shipping and harbor facilities in the Bonins, mostly at Chichi Jima. 2 others on armed rcn mission bomb Marcus. 16 ftrs strafe AA positions on Rota. 26 B-24's from Kwajalein bomb Truk while 11 B-25's, based in the Gilberts, hit Ponape.

9/4/44 Eleventh AF 8 B-24's striking Kurabu Cape A/F are challenged by 12 ftrs. 1 of 2 damaged B-24's forcelands in USSR. One ftr is downed. 4 B-25's fly negative shipping search.

9/25/44 Eighth AF About 100 HBs escorted by 14 ftr gps attack 3 M/Ys and a synthetic oil plant at Ludwigshafen and Koblenz, industrial area of Frankfurt/Main and several T/Os. About 175 B-24's haul fuel to France.

9/25/44 Ninth AF No bmr missions are flown. IX TAC flies cover for US First Army units in W Germany, dive-bombs rail lines, and flies armed rcn over Trier-Koblenz-Aachen area. IX ADC flies night patrols from Paris E to Luxembourg and the German border.

9/25/44 Twelfth AF MBs and LBs cancel operations due to bad weather. FBs hit barracks areas, railroads, roads, and transportation in or near Bologna, Bozzolo, Parma, Castelfranco Veneto, and Canneto sull'Oglio, and in immediate battle areas as US Fifth Army meets strong opposition, especially in vicinity of Monte Bastione, and near Torre Poggioli, Monte Gamberaldi, and Monte Castelnuovo.

9/25/44 Fifteenth AF 51 B-24's, with P-51's and P-38's providing tgt cover and close escort, bomb Piraeus, Skaramanga, and Salamis harbors.

9/25/44 Tenth AF 13 P-47's attack towns of Haungton, Myintha, and Mawlu. B-24's again haul fuel to China, 15 landing at Kunming, 3 at Liuchow, and 1 at Yungning. Tenth AF flies 220-plus other transport sorties to various CBI terminals.

9/25/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-25's blast barracks area at Mangshih. 12 bomb Kweiyang, and 6 hit town area and railroad yards at Hengyang. 11 B-24's pound Nanking. About 120 P-51's and P-40's on armed rcn over vast expanses of China S of the Yangtze R attack large variety of T/Os at numerous locations including troops, buildings, and comm tgts in Paoching area and between Siangtan and Fulinpu.

9/25/44 FEAF B-24's hit Kendari A/F and B-25's bomb Langoan A/F. A-20's fire storage areas and hit personnel areas on W shore of Kaoe Bay. Namlea A/F is again bombed by B-24's. P-38's pound Kairatoe and Boela A/Fs. B-25's and A-20's hit Sagan and Urarom A/Fs while P-40's attack Kaimana.

9/25/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based B-24's strike Iwo Jima and Marcus. During 25/26 Sep Kwajalein-based B-24's stage through Eniwetok on strike at shipping at Truk. Failing to locate primary tgts the HBs bomb Tol, Eten, Param, and Moen while others hit Wake during 25/26 Sep.

9/25/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-25's fly negative shipping sweep.

9/26/44 Eighth AF 400 B-17's bomb 2 M/Ys, 2 aircraft plants, a steel works, and 2 A/Fs at Osnabruck, Hamm, Bremen, Rheine, and Hesepe, plus 3 T/Os in NW Germany. 9 P-51 gps fly escort. 8 ftr gps, including 2 attached from Ninth AF, spt First Allied Airborne Army, claiming 32 ftrs destroyed in combat. Over 160 B-24's fly fuel to France.

9/26/44 Ninth AF No bmr missions are flown. IX TAC supports US First Army in Bonn area and cuts rail lines W of Rhine. XIX TAC hits fortifications near Metz.

9/26/44 Twelfth AF During 25/26 Sep A-20's bomb T/Os in Po Valley. Throughout the day B-25's and B-26's pound rail and road bridges in E and NW parts of the Valley while FBs and ftrs of XII FC attack road nets, rails, motor transport, and supply points at many locations in the valley.

9/26/44 Tenth AF 2 P-47 flights hit tgts in Bhamo-Myothit area, including Sinkin, Momauk, and Nanhlaing. 3 other flights hit tgts in Pinwe-Mawlu area, including town of Nyaungbintha. 20-plus P-47's in 2 flights hit Tingka, fuel storage at Chefang, and repair shops at Wanting. 9 B-25's blast troop concentrations and stores in Hinlong. 19 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow, Yangtong, and Yungning.

9/26/44 Fourteenth AF 12 B-25's bomb Lungfukwan and Mangshih while several P-40's hit T/Os in same areas. 6 B-25's and 4 P-38's attack and slightly damage Dara bridge and destroy road machinery nearby. About 50 P-40's and P-51's continue armed rcn over vast inland areas of S China, attacking troops, buildings, and other T/Os.

9/26/44 FEAF B-25's bomb Maumere Bay. B-25's and B-24's bomb Liang and Kendari A/Fs. P-40's hit Kokas.

9/26/44 Twentieth AF 83 B-29's, staging from Chengtu, bomb Anshan most of them striking Showa Steel Works with poor results. 15 others bomb Dairen, Sinsiang, and various T/Os. During 26/27 Sep, Japanese aircraft bomb Chengtu area, damaging 5 B-29's. This attack along with the one on 8 Sep set pattern for Japanese raids which usually follow B-29 missions and continue until 19 Dec but are of light nature and annoying rather than seriously damaging.

9/26/44 Seventh AF 2 B-24's from Saipan on armed rcn bomb Marcus. During 26/27 Sep another B-24 snooper hits Iwo Jima. B-25's from the Gilberts bomb Nauru. B-24's from the Marshalls hit Wake during 26/27 Sep.

9/26/44 Eleventh AF A B-24 flies weather rcn. Later 4 B-24's radarbomb Suribachi A/F.

9/27/44 Eighth AF Nearly 1,100 HBs bomb 2 M/Ys, 2 synthetic oil plants, 2 motor works, and a tank and armored vehicle plant, at Cologne, Ludwigshafen, Mainz, and Kassel, and T/Os in W Germany. 15 escorting ftr gps claim 31 aircraft destroyed. Over 160 B-24's carry gasoline to France.

9/27/44 Ninth AF Nearly 300 MBs and LBs abort due to weather. 8 manage to bomb tgt at Foret de Parroy. Ftrs fly armed rcn, cover US First and Third Army forces in W Germany and E France and later fly night patrols in Belgium, Luxembourg, and W German areas.

9/27/44 Twelfth AF During 26/27 Sep A-20's bomb motor transport in Po Valley. During the day bad weather cancels MB operations and restricts XII FC. Yet FBs effectively spt US Fifth Army, especially on Monte Oggioli, blasting defensive positions, troop concentrations, roads, and motor transport, and cutting rail lines between Parma and Piacenza.

9/27/44 Tenth AF 13 P-47's bomb area near Katha. 30 P-47's in 5 flights hit ammo stores and town area of Myothit, and attack Sinkin, Bhamo, and Ma-ubin. 7 other P-47's damage approaches to railroad bridge at Nansiaung, 7 more hit bivouac area at Pinwe, and 7 B-25's pound Hsenwi. 10 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow and Yungning. TCs fly 200-plus sorties to various points in CBI.

9/27/44 Fourteenth AF 40-plus P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn attack comm tgts, river shipping, buildings, and troops in Kiyang, Lungfukwan, Sungpai, Chuanhsien, Lingling, Paishui, and Paoching areas.

9/27/44 FEAF B-24's bomb Menado personnel and supply areas. B-25's attack oil tanks at Boela and hit Old Namba A/F. P-40's hit Rapsiki, Kokas, and Waren A/F and shipping in Vogelkop Peninsula area.

9/27/44 Seventh AF Saipan-based P-47's bombs and strafes Pagan. 2 B-24's on armed rcn hit Marcus. 14 Marshallsbased B-24's strike Truk.

9/28/44 Eighth AF Nearly 1,000 HBs attack 2 synthetic oil plants, a motor plant, and city area-all in or near Magdeburg, Kassel, and Merseburg plus T/Os in C Germany including Eschwege A/F. 15 supporting ftr gps claim 26 aircraft destroyed. Over 30 HBs fail to return. Nearly 200 B-24's carry fuel to France.

9/28/44 Ninth AF 9th Bomb Div hits defended area of Foret de Parroy. Ftrs escort bmrs, attack railroads W of the Rhine, fly sweeps and armed rcn in Arnhem (from which British airborne troops have relinquished their hold because of strong German opposition), Koblenz, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe, and Mannheim areas, and spt US First and Third Armies in E France and W Germany. Night patrols continue over Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.

9/28/44 Twelfth AF Weather grounds LBs and MBs. FBs, operating on reduced scale bomb Bologna and hit roads and rail lines at 4 locations.

9/28/44 Fifteenth AF Bad weather cancels bombing operations, limiting missions to weather rcn.

9/28/44 Tenth AF 4 P-47's bomb and strafe Mawhun and Nansiaung. 21 B-24's fly fuel to Liuchow, Yungning, and Kunming.

9/28/44 Fourteenth AF 26 B-24's pound town of Samshui. 31 B-25's attack towns of Taochuan and Shangchiehshou, Tien Ho and White Cloud A/Fs, and river and road trafflc around Lingling, Siangtan, and Chuchou. More than 100 P-40's, P-51's, and P-38's on armed rcn attack numerous T/Os including bridges, town areas, troops, and road, rail, and river traffic throughout inland SE China and, on a smaller scale, in SW China and in Indochina.

9/28/44 FEAF B-25's on shipping sweep attack small vessels off Kairatoe. A-20's bomb Langoan A/F. P-38's hit barge and town area at Pajahi. P-47's pound Manokwari A/F.

9/28/44 Seventh AF B-24's from Saipan bomb naval installations at Chichi Jima. P-47's bomb defenses on Pagan.

9/29/44 Ninth AF 400-plus MBs and LBs hit M/Ys and rail sidings at Prum, Euskirchen, and Bingen, dragon's teeth antitank defenses near Webenheim, and M/Ys, rail sidings, warehouses and barracks at Julich and Bitburg. Over 1,500 ftrs escort bmrs, hit railroads, fly sweeps and armed rcn over wide areas of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, E France, and in W Germany as far E as Frankfurt/Main.

9/29/44 Twelfth AF LBs and MBs are again grounded by weather. FBs, hampered by weather, fly 52 sorties in afternoon, cutting rail lines leading S from Milan.

9/29/44 Tenth AF 11 B-25's attack and damage the main bridge, knock out the bypass bridge and silence adjoining AA positions on Burma Road near Uamhkai. 18 B-24's haul fuel to Yungning, Liuchow, and Kunming.

9/29/44 Fourteenth AF 11 B-25's bomb Mangshih, 24 bomb Tien Ho and White Cloud A/Fs, and 15 hit T/Os around Chuanhsien, Taochuan and Taohsien. About 100 P-51's, P-40's, and P-38's again attack various T/Os throughout vast expanses of China S of the Yangtze R, hitting road, rail, and river tgts, troops, and town areas.

9/29/44 FEAF Kendari A/F is bombed by B-24's. B-25's hit both Namlea A/Fs while B-24's blast Liang and Haroekoe A/F. A-20's and RAAF airplanes, continue to pound Urarom A/F; other A-20's bomb Faan A/F.

9/29/44 Seventh AF 3 B-24's from Saipan bomb Marcus. 2 others hit Iwo Jima and Pagan. P-47's bomb and strafe gun positions on Pagan. B-24's from Eniwetok pound Truk.

9/29/44 Eleventh AF 2 B-24's bomb Katooka naval base and Kokutan Cape.

9/30/44 Eighth AF More than 750 HBs attack 3 M/Ys and an A/F at Bielefeld, Hamm, Handorf, and Munster, Munster city area and several other tgts in the area is bombed by over 200 HBs. 13 ftr gps escort and 2 more fly spt sweeps. Over 100 B-24's haul gasoline to battle areas on the Continent.

9/30/44 Ninth AF 14 B-26's bomb Arnhem road bridge. Results poor. Ftrs fly sweeps over Belgium, E France, and W Germany and attack rail tgts.

9/30/44 Twelfth AF B-25's bomb road and railroad bridges in Po Valley at Piacenza, Voghera, Sesto Calende, Lonate Pozzolo, Galliate, Cittadella, Borgoforte, and Tortona. B-26's hit fuel dumps at Cremona, and bridges at Padua, Turbigo, and San Nazzaro. XII FC ftrs hit motor transport, rail lines, roads, bridges, and rolling stock in Po Valley.

9/30/44 Tenth AF 50-plus P-47's hit various tgts in Myothit and Bhamo areas, attack T/Os at Khalayang, sweep Anisakan and Nawnghkio A/F areas, bomb Nansiaung railroad bridge, and hit T/Os on or near Burma Road between Mangshih and Lashio. 11 B-25's knock out a span of the main bridge and damage 2 bypass bridges at Hsenwi. 18 B-24's haul fuel to Liuchow, Yungning, and Kunming.

9/30/44 Fourteenth AF 29 B-24's and 12 B-25's bomb Tien Ho and White Cloud A/Fs and Wuchou. 6 B-25's hit T/Os S of Lungfukwan. Nearly 100 P-40's and P-51's on armed rcn over wide areas of China S of the Yangtze R again hit numerous T/Os, concentrating on river shipping.

9/30/44 FEAF B-24's strike oil installations at Balikpapan. Ambesia A/F is pounded by B-24's while B-25's hit Mapanget, Langoan, and Sidate, and P-38's hit shipping in Wasile Bay. Other B-25's attack shipping in the Halmahera waters. P-38's hit Amahai, Kairatoe, and Haroekoe A/Fs and Halong seaplane base.

A-20's and FBs hit Babo, Urarom, and Fak Fak. A-20's and B-25's bomb Faan.