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7/1/45
Fourteenth AF
A few B-25's bomb bridge and ferry terminal at Chungmow and near
Kaifeng. 4 escorting P-47's strafe Kaifeng A/F and locomotives in the
area. 4 other P-47's bomb railroad yards at Yuhsiang. 4 P-51's knock
out bridge E of Kiehsiu. On this date Chinese forces capture
Liuchow.
7/1/45
FEAF
B-24's pound defenses at Balikpapan as Australian forces make
amphibious landings. B-24's, B-25's, and P-38's hit A/Fs at Oelin,
Tabanio, and Trombol, and bomb Tawau area. B-24's hit Limboeng and
Mandai airstrips. FBs hit troops and gun positions in Kayan-Tadian
area.
7/1/45
Twentieth AF
530-plus B-29's carry out incendiary attacks on Ube, Kure,
Shimonoseki, and Kumamoto. During 12 Jul, 24 other B-29's mine
Shimonoseki Strait and waters at Nanao and Fushiki.
7/1/45
Seventh AF
2 B-24's from Guam bomb building concentration on Marcus. 33 B-25's,
operating in two flights from Okinawa, bomb Chiran A/F on Kyushu. 2
others hit Yaku I.
7/1/45
VII FC
84 Iwo Jima-based ftrs hit tgts at Kasumigaura, Itami. Hamamatsu, and
Nagano.
7/1/45
ZI
HQ, Weather Wg is redesignated HQ, AAF Weather Serv.
7/2/45
Fourteenth AF
28 P-51's hit rail, river, and road traffic, bridge, and buildings
around Hengyang, Hankow, and Yoyang, attack bivouac area and HQ E of
Changsha, bomb troop concentration and buildings at Yangan. The FBs
pound HQ, buildings, fortified compound, barracks, general T/Os
around Tartin, and troop concentration near Sichuan.
7/2/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb defenses in Halikpapan area and P-38's spt Australian
forces as they complete capture of Balikpapan and its oil
installations. B-25's hit Bintula personnel area. FBs hit resistance
pockets near Kiangan and supply areas in the Cervantes sector. B-24's
pound Toyohara A/F.
7/2/45
Twentieth AF
During 2 3 Jul, 39 B-29's bomb oil refinery at Minoshima.
7/2/45
Seventh AF
3 B-24's from Guam attack radar installation on Marcus.
7/3/45
Fourteenth AF
3 B-25's knock out bridge near Suicheng while 2 P-47 escorts hit
nearby AA positions. 70-plus P-51's and P-47's continue to disrupt
Japanese withdrawal, attacking transport, supply, and comm tgts,
troops, bridges and Japanese-held points. The tgts are near Hengyang,
Paoching, Kueiyangshih, Changsha, Kweilin, Lingling, Kukong, Hankow,
Siangtan, Isuho, Chiuchiang, Fahsien, Tanchuk, Lohochai, and Luichow
Peninsula. The Fbs also hit shipping, cement plant, A/F, and barracks
area near Haiphong.
7/3/45
FEAF
Fifth AF ftrs fly their first mission over Japan, P-51's destroying
floatplanes in Fukuoka harbor area. FBs hit resistance areas in
Mankayan and Kiangan sectors. B-24's bomb runways at Mandai and
Limboeng A/Fs. B-24's pound Batu Kawa airstrip SE of Kuching and def
positions near Balikpapan in spt of Australian drive inland.
7/3/45
Twentieth AF
Air echelon of XX BC, including Gen Joseph Smith, CG, sails for
Okinawa. The rest of the cmd sails in 2 lots, on 12 Jul and 4 Aug,
leaving only a few small dets in India-Burma. (58th Bomb Wg earlier
sailed to the Marianas. See 27 Feb). 560-plus B-29's drop
incendiaries on Kochi, Himeji, Takamatsu, and Tokushima, during 3/4
Jul. 26 others mine Shimonoseki St;rait and waters at Funakawa and
Maizuru during the predawn hrs of the 4th.
7/3/45
Seventh AF
2 B-24's from Guam attack water storage buildings on Marcus. 36
B-25's from Okinawa, attacking in two flights, hit Chiran A/F.
7/4/45
AAF, China Theater
A group of officers arrives at Chungking to organize HQ, AAF China
Theater.
7/4/45
Fourteenth AF
30 P-51's and P-38's over Indochina and S and E China attack docks
and shipping at Haiphong, Red R shipping between Hanoi and Hung Yen,
small craft betueen Mon Cay and Pakhoi, between Elongay and Pai-lung
Wei Cape, and between Pai-lung Wei Cape and Umpo. The FBs also hit
road traffic on Luichow Peninsula and sampans E of Tanchuk.
7/4/45
FEAF
P-51's fly massive sweep along W coast of Kyushu. FBs spt ground
forces in Cagayan Valley. Others attack Batan I. B-24's again pound
defenses near Balikpapan. B-26's bomb Sibuti. Other B-24's pound
Donggala seaplane base and runways at Boeloedowang and Limboeng
A/Fs.
7/4/45
Seventh AF
3 B-24's from Guam attack AA installations on SW corner of
Marcus.
7/4/45
VII FC
Iwo Jima-based ftrs fly 161 effective strike sorties against Yokosuka
naval base, Imba, Tsukuba, and Kasumigaura.
7/4/45
Eleventh AF
8 B-24's radar-bomb ltataoka naval base.
7/5/45
Ninth AF
Col Roger J Rrowne takes cmd of XIX TAC.
7/5/45
Fourteenth AF
8 B-25's sink several sampans and junks at Haiphong and damage
several larger vessels. 2 B-25's and 2 P-47's knock out bridge S of
Chumatien. 37 P-51's over Indochina and S and E China blast shipping
in Hongay and Haiphong area, pound docks and small vessels at
Chikhom, knock out bridge at Chumatien, blast barracks area at
Anyang, and hit river and rail traffic around Tanchuk and
Chenghsien.
7/5/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb Toshien, Takao, Toyohara and nearby Kamioka supply area,
and Taihoku A/F. FBs fly nearly 100 sorties in spt of ground forces
in Kiangan area. B-24's bomb Manggar and Riko. Australian troops
cross Balikpapan Bay and land on W shore. P-51's sweeping Kyushu
strafe T/Os and down several aircraft.
7/5/45
Seventh AF
46 B-24's and 24 B-25's all from Okinawa bomb Omura A/F and 2 towns
in the Omura-Nagasaki area.
7/5/45
VII FC
100-plus ftrs, based on Iwo Jima, strike Ibaraki, Yatabe, Yawatasaki
Cape, and Maruta.
7/6/45
AAF, China Theater
Gen Stratemeyer officially assumes cmd as CG AAF China Theater. He
arrives in Chinia several days later.
7/6/45
Fourteenth AF
98 P-51's and P-38's over Indochina and S and E China continue to
disrupt Japanese retreat and hit transport and supply tgts. Rail,
road, and river traffic, coastal shipping, bridges, troops,
Japanese-held areas, and general T/Os are blasted at many locations
chiefly around Kweilin, Kukong, Yangso, Haiphong, and Hanoi. On this
date Gen Chennault, CG Fourteenth AF, requests permission to retire,
which is soon granted.
7/6/45
FEAF
FBs continue to spt ground forces N of Kiangan and bomb town of
Mankayan. B-24's bomb Heito, F,yutan, and Taien A/Fs and A-26's pound
Taito railroad yards. B-24's over Borneo bomb Bandjermasin
warehouses, Tandjoengredeb buildings, Samarinda shipyards, and
Balikpapan and Manggar areas. P-51's hit transportation tgts in
Kagoshima Bay area.
7/6/45
Twentieth AF
Taking off during late evening hours of 6 Jul, 517 B-29's drop
incendiaries on Chiba, Akashi, Shimizu, and Kofu between 0700-0800 on
7 Jul. 59 others bomb Maruzen Oil Refinery at Osaka during the same
hr.
7/6/45
VII FC
Ftrs f rom Iwo Jima hit tgts (mainly A/Fs) in Japan, including
Kumagaya, Yamagata, and Chiba.
7/7/45
Fourteenth AF
80-plus P-51's and P-38's over Indochina and S and E China continue
to disrupt Japanese withdrawal, pounding numerous comm and transport
tgts and general T/Os particularly in the Yangso, Kweilin, `and
Fenstun areas.
7/7/45
FEAF
B-25's and FBs strike at remnants of Japanese army in the Laguna de
Bay and Marikina areas. FBs also hit areas of resistance near
Kiangan, Penahlanca, and Mankayan. B-24's, B-25's, and P-38's spt
Australian ground forces in area near Balikpapan. B-24's bomb
Matsuyama and Taihoku A/Fs in force.
7/7/45
VII FC
100-plus ftrs dispatched from Iwo Jima to hit tgts in Japan abort
because of bad weather.
7/8/45
Fourteenth AF
6 B-25's and 4 P-47's severely damage bridge N of Sinsiang and hit
nearby trains. 60-plus P-38's, P-47's, and P-51's pound river
shipping, rail traffic, supplies, and troops at Haiphong, Do Son,
Tourane and at numerous locations in S and E China.
7/8/45
FEAF
P-38's and P-51's supporting ground operations hit supply and
personnel areas near Kiangan and Penablanca. B-24's bomb Shinchiku
A/F, B-25's start fires at Getsubi alcohol plant and on Koto I, and
P-38's attack oil production area at Gyuni Kuki. B-24's and B-25's,
supporting Australian forces, hit Balikpapan area def positions,
Samarinda shipyards, various tgts along Samarinda road, and
warehouses at Tandjung. B-24's (including some of RAAF) bomb Donggala
warehouses.
7/8/45
VII FC
100-plus ftrs from Iwo Jima pound A/Fs and other tgts at Hyakuri,
Chofu, Tokorozawa, and Yachimata. 5 aircraf t are claimed downed and
at least 26 destroyed on the ground. 8 US ftrs are lost.
7/9/45
Fourteenth AF
5 B-25's knock out 2 bridges in Sinantien area. 14 P-51's and P-38's
knock out bridges near Hengyang and Sinshih, damage bridge near
Chihsien, and attack shipping and railroad T/Os around Hankow, Lukou,
Sinshih, and Dong Hoi.
7/9/45
FEAF
P-38's and P-51's fly ground spt in Iguig area of Cagayan R Valley
and hit Sabangan. Nearly 50 P-51's are weathered out of Kyushu sweep.
B-24's bomb Okaseki, Toyohara, and Takao A/Fs. A-26's attack Karenko.
B-24's and P-38's supporting Australian forces, hit Japanese forces
in areas near Balikpapan, Manggar, and Sepinggang. (Australian and
Dutch forces complete encirclement of Balikpapan Bay). Other HBs hit
Samarinda shipyards. B-25's in spt of operations in Brunei Bay area
bomb Japanese-occupied area E of Beaufort.
7/9/45
Twentieth AF
During 9/10 Jul, 475 B-29's attack Sendai, Sakai, Gifu, and Wakayama
with incendiaries. 61 bomb oil refinery at Yokkaichi, and 31 mine
Shimonoseki Strait and waters at Niigata and Nanao.
7/9/45
Seventh AF
43 B-24's from Okinawa bomb Omura A/F (1 other bombs A/F on Kikai I.
50-plus Okinawa-based B-25's hit Tokuno A/F on Tokuno I.
7/9/45
VII FC
100-plus Iwo Jima-based ftrs hit tac tgts at Itami, Hamamatsu, Aichi,
and Washinomiya, claiming 12 air victories and 5 parked airplanes
destroyed.
7/10/45
Fourteenth AF
14 B-25's bomb town of Dong Anh, railroad shops at Phu Lang Thuong,
and truck convoys moving through Siang Chiang Valley. 22 P-51's and
P-38's bomb warehouses at Wuchang, hit railroad T/Os near Yoyang,
strafe 3 railroad stations N of Chuanhsien, bomb buildings N of
Kanchou, knock out bridge approach S of Chuting, damage bridge near
Hengyang, and hit T/Os at Weichow I, Laohokow, and Tourane.
7/10/45
FEAF
P-38's and P-51's spt ground action in N Cagayan Valley and hit enemy
pockets E of Manila. B-24's bomb Tainan A/F, destroying several
planes, and bomb warehouses at Takao. Bad weather again prevents ftr
sweep over Kyushu. B-24's hit town of Muarakaman and A/F at Tabanio
while P-38's strafe numerous T/Os in SE Borneo. B-24's bomb Donggala
warehouse area.
7/10/45
Seventh AF
During 10/11 Jul 1 B-24 from Okinawa bombs Karasehara A/F. 43 other
Okinawa-based B-24's bomb Wan and Sateku A/Fs on Kikaiga I. 50-plus
B-25's bomb Wan A/F on Kikaiga I and Saha-Saki on Naka-No I, both in
the Ryukyus, and Kurume.
7/10/45
VII FC
Ftrs, based on Iwo Jima, fly over 100 effective strike sorties
against Hashin, Nishinomiya, Sano, and Tokushima, mostly hitting
A/Fs.
7/10/45
Eleventh AF
4 B-24's fly a search down the W coasts of Paramushiru and Shimushu
and then radar-bomb Minami Cape. 1 B-24 flies a radar ferret mission
over N Kurils.
7/11/45
Fourteenth AF
25 P-51's and P-40's attack bridges, troops, gun positions, rail
traffic, rivercraft, coastal shipping, and various scattered tgts at
or near Nanchang, Kweiyi, Puchi, Tanchuk, and Luichow Peninsula.
7/11/45
FEAF
P-51's sweep Kyushu. B-24's bomb Shinchiku A/F. B-25's and
FBs pound troop concentrations and defenses in Cagayan Valley. B-24's
pound troop concentrations on Negros I. B-25's and P-38's pound
highway tgts in Balikpapan area.
7/11/45
Twentieth AF
During 11/12 Jul, 25 B-29's mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters at
Miyazu, Maizuru, Obama I and, in the first B-29 operation to Korea,
at Pusan and Najin.
7/11/45
Seventh AF
During 11/'12 Jul, 2 B-24's from Okinawa attack Byu and Miyazaki
A/Fs.
7/11/45
Eleventh AF
5 B-24's radar-bomb Kataoka. 4 B-25's fly shipping sweep and bomb
Otomae Bay fishery, scoring hits among the buildings.
7/12/45
Twelfth AF
XII AFSC is disbanded at Siena.
7/12/45
Fourteenth AF
3 B-25's blast supply convoys moving through Siang Chiang Valley. 43
P-51's and P-38's attack bridges, rivercraft, barracks road traffic,
and coastal shipping around Changsha, Hsinching, Hamrong, Tonkin
area, Cao Bang, Luichow Peninsula, and Nanchang. 2 bridges are
knocked out and others damaged, A/Fs are strafed at Vinh and
Kiungshan.
7/12/45
FEAF
P-51's sweep Kyushu. B-24's bomb Canton. Other B-24's bomb Toshien
while A-26's hit numerous tgts at Tamazato. P-51's hit tgts along W
Formosan coast. FBs hit pillboxes E of Iguig, attack concentrations
in Bontoc-Kiangan area, and spt ground forces E of Manila. (Town of
Kiangan falls to 6th Inf Div, but resistance in area continues).
B-24's over Negros I in spt of ground forces bomb concentration NE of
Mount Mandalagan. B-24's destroy Tandjung barrack area. B-24's hit
Donggala warehouses.
7/12/45
Twentieth AF
During 12/13 Jul 453 B-29's drop incendiaries on Utsonomiya,
Ichinomiya, Tsuruga, and Uwajima. 53 others bomb petroleum center at
Kawasaki.
7/12/45
Seventh AF
HQ Seventh AF on Okinawa is declared open by GO on this date. 47
B-24's from Okinawa, failing to bomb primary (Tsuiki) because of
clouds attack A/F on Kikaiga I at Amami Gunto. 2 Okinawabased B-24's
bomb Byu and Miyazaki A/Fs during the night. 50-plus B-25's bomb
Kanoya A/F and town of Aburatsu on Kyushu and Tokuno A/F on Tokuno I.
Chiran A/F is pounded by 70 B-25's and A-26's. (This is first strike
against Japan by Seventh AF A-26's.) 2 more A-26's hit Ibusuki
seaplane station.
7/12/45
Eleventh AF
4 B-25's on shipping sweep bomb and strafe a freighter. 1 B-25 is
lost.
7/13/45
Fourteenth AF
14 B-25's and 12 P-51's attack bridges, railroad yards, AA guns, and
T/Os at Anyang, Puchi, and Do Cam. 33 P-51's and P-38's attack river
shipping, buildings, road traffic, rail tgts, and general T/Os around
Trung Khanh Phu, Tonkin Delta area, Cao Bang, Wangypan, Luichow
Peninsula, Thanh Hoa, Pinglo, Changsha, and Wuchou.
7/13/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb storage areas of Canton. B-24's bomb boatyards and
buildings at Suo while A-26's hit Karenko railroad yards. B-24's bomb
concentrations NE of Mount Mandalagan. MBs and FBs hit Kiangan area,
attack Japanese pockets E of Iguig and N of Tuguegarao, pound
pillboxes, ammo dumps, and vehicles in Cervantes sector, and blast
hostile areas near Siniloan, NE of Laguna de Bay. P-38's attack gun
entrenchments in Miri area. P-38's on sweep over SW Celebes hit
vehicles and comm tgts.
7/13/45
Twentieth AF
During 13/14 Jul, 30 B-29's mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters at
Fukuoka, ports at Seishin, Masan, and Reisui.
7/14/45
Fourteenth AF
25 P-51's and P-38's bomb or strafe ammo and supply dumps, river,
road, and rail traffic, and coastal shipping around Laohokow, Hung
Yen, Bac Ninh, Tinpak, Hongay, Mon Cay, Vinh, Koyiu, and Yutze.
7/14/45
FEAF
On this date Seventh AF officially joins Fifth and Thirteenth AFs as
part of FEAF. A-26's hit Taiharo refinery and warehouse area. P-51's
over W coast blast railroad tgts. P-47's sweep N China coast and
attack coastal cargo vessels NW of Tinghai. FBs spt ground forces in
Mankayan and Kiangan areas and hit enemy positions in Ipo-Infanta
sector. B-24's spt ground forces on Negros I, bombing area NE of
Mount Mandalagan. Other B-24's bomb airstrips at Boeloedowang,
Limboeng, Mapanget, and Tanamon and Japanese HQ at Sindjai.
7/14/45
Seventh AF
The Seventh is assigned from AAFPOA and overall operational control
by the Navy to FEAF. Seventh AF units in the Ryukyus, operating under
Tac AF, Ryukyus (Tenth Army Tac AF) since Apr when first element of
the HQ Seventh AF arrived, are now under operational control of HQ
Seventh AF which opens in Okinawa on this clate. Move from Saipan
takes place between 18 Jun and 28 Jul.
7/14/45
VII FC
Ftrs from Iwo Jima sent on strike against Meiji and Kagamigahara
abort because of weather.
7/15/45
Fourteenth AF
3 B-25's blast truck convoys moving through Siang Chiang Valley. 39
P-51's and P-47's attack rivercraft, troops, coastal shipping,
bridges, railroad yards, gun positions, trains, and other tgts around
Luichow Peninsula, Anyang, Yutze, Sinsiang, Fentingtukou, Paoching,
Tanchuk, Kweiyi, Pac Muong, and Haiphong.
7/15/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb arms plant at Canton. On Formosa P-51's sweep W coast,
blasting a warehouse and other buildings S of Takao and T/Os on Hoko
I. P-38's and P-51's spt ground forces in N Cayagan Valley, in
Kiangan sector, and in Cervantes area. B-25's and P-51's bomb def
positions in Infanta sector. 58 B-24's hit A/Fs at Tomitaka and Usa.
25 pound Kikai I, Miranoura on Yaku I, and A/F at Tamega I.
7/15/45
Twentieth AF
During 15/16 Jul, 26 B-29's mine waters at Naoetsu, Niigata, Najin,
Pusan, and Wonsan. 59 other B-29's bomb Nippon Oil Company at
Kudamatsu.
7/15/45
VII FC
Iwo Jima-based ftrs fly over 100 effective sorties against A/Fs and
other tac tgts at Meiji, Kagamigahara, Kowa, Akenogahara, Nagoya, and
Suzuko.
7/16/45
International
Conference opens at Potsdam to draw up terms for Japanese surrender
and to discuss military and political problems connected with the
ending of hostilities.
7/16/45
US
The first atomic bomb is successfully exploded at Los Alamos.
7/16/45
Eighth AF
HQ Eighth AF issues its last movement order in ETO. After much
reorganization and r edeployment of units, HQ relieves VIII FC from
assignment to Eighth AF and directs HQ and HQ Sq to move from
Charleroi back to UK (the unit moves to High Wycombe the following
day, 17 Jul) where VIII FC is to assume control over all Eighth AF
units remaining in UK. HQ Eighth AF is transferred without personnel,
equipment, or combat elements to Okinawa, where Eighth and Twentieth
AFs are to comprise USASTAF under cmd of Gen Spuatz. By this date
over 90,000 persons (more than 50 per cent of the Eighth's strength
on 30 Apr 45) have been redeployed to US, N Africa, and various parts
of ETO.
7/16/45
AAF, India-Burma Theater
Gen Hanley assumes cmd of AAF, IndiaBurma Theater.
7/16/45
Fourteenth AF
5 B-25's pound enemy truck convoys moving supplies through
Siang-Chiang Valley and S of Kweilin. 60-plus P-51's, P-38's, and
P-47's continue to hit river, road, and rail traffic, bridges,
troops, supplies, and other tgts at many points in Indochina and S
and E China.
7/16/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb warehouses at Watampone. P-51's and B-25's spt ground
forces in Kiangan-Baguio sector and area E of Manila. P-51's on sweep
of Formosa attack comm tgts, hitting railroad station and locomotive
shed at Byoritsu and scoring direct hit on bridge SW of Koryu.
B-24's, A-26's, B-25's, P-51's and P-47's from Okinawa and Ie Shima
pound Kyushu. P-51's hit several E coast tgts, concentrating in
Kagoshima Bay area. 27 A-26's, 1 B-24, and 39 P-47's hit A/F and
bridge at Miyazaki; 33 B-24's bomb bridges at Nobeoka; 36 B-25's, a
B-24 and an A-26 pound Sadohara bridge; 6 B-24's bomb harbor and town
of Aburatsu; and 5 P-47's hit Yanagawa.
7/16/45
Twentieth AF
HQ is officially moved to Harmon Field, Guam. XX BC is inactivated,
effective 18 Jul, and HQ and HQ Sq, XXI BC is redesignated HQ Sq,
Twentieth AF. Thus the BCs are brought to an end as actual
establishments. Their was pass to direct control of HQ, Twentieth AF
of which Gen LeMay takes cmd on this date. During 16/17 Jul, 466
B-29's drop incendiary bombs on Numazu, Oita, Kuwana, and
Hiratsuka.
7/16/45
VII FC
Ftrs based on Iwo Jima fly over 100 effective sorties against tgts
(mainly A/Fs) at Kameyama, Kiyosu, Komaki, Okazaki, Suzuko, and
Akenogahara. 22 air victories are claimed.
7/16/45
Eleventh AF
2 B-24's fly a negative shipping search mission to Shimushiru I. 4
B-25's on enemy shipping sweep deck-level bomb and strafe enemy
freighter. 3 of the bmrs then bomb and strafe Torishima Is
(secondary) .
7/17/45
Fourteenth AF
A single B-25 attacks 3 truck convoys in SiangChiang Valley and bombs
area along river at Hengyang. 70-plus P-51's and P-47's continue to
disrupt enemy movement in Indochina and S and E China, attacking
bridges, railroad yards, rail, road, and river traffic, A/Fs, gun
positions, and many other tgts at various locations, especially
around Suichwan, Linfen, and Sinsiang.
7/17/45
FEAF
Nearly 150 B-24's, B-25's, and A-26's pound Chiang Wan A/F. P-47's
attack shipping and warehouses in Taishan I area while others hit
Tinghai A/F. P-51's over Kyushu and N Ryukyu Is attack shipping,
severely damaging a 10,000-ton cargo vessel in harbor on
Amami-O-Shima. P-47's dive-bomb railroad tunnels NW and SW of
Kagoshima. B-24's bomb I,imboeng barracks and strafe schooner off SW
Celebes. B-25's attack Jesselton A/F and Itu Aba I.
7/17/45
Twentieth AF
During 17/18 Jul, 27 B-29's mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters in
Nanao-Fushiki area, at Henashi Cape, Iwase and at Seishin. Also,
units of British Pacific Fleet join US Third Fleet units in
bombardment of Japan.
7/17/45
Eleventh AF
Unsuccessful shipping sweeps are flown by 2 B-24's over Shimushiru
and by 4 B-25's between Kurabu and Paramushiru.
7/18/45
Fourteenth AF
4 B-25's blast Dong Anh railroad yards. 36 P-51's and P-38's hit
river traffic, rail tgts, coastal shipping, enemy positions, trucks,
and other tgts around Viet Tri and other areas of Indochina and near
Yoyang, Suichwan, Lingling, Chikhom, Kukong, and Dosing.
7/18/45
FEAF
About 150 B-24's, B-25's, and A-26's, covered by 64 P-47's, hit
Shanghai area, A/Fs at Chiang Wan, Wusung, and Lunghua, Shanghai
docks, shipping on Whangpoo R, and airstrips on Chusan I. Other
P-47's attack various T/Os on Kyushu and P-51's attack comm lines,
bridges, shipping, towns, and other tgts throughout Kyushu and the
Ryukyus. P-38's hit comm and transportation tgts throughout N part of
Formosa while B-24's pound A/F at Matsuvama. B-24's bomb Boetoeng and
Watampone, B-25's hit Jesselton, and P-38's attack Langkon. P-38's
hit Japanese concentration along Kibawe trail.
7/18/45
USASTAF
USASTAF is established at Guam under Gen Spaatz.
7/18/45
Eleventh AF
2 routine search and Nveather sorties are flown.
7/19/45
Fourteenth AF
20 B-25's, 16 P-51's, and 4 P-47's blast railroad yards at
Shihkiachwang. 7 other B-25's and 2 P-51's hit bridges S of Yoyang
and bomb truck convoys in SiangChiang Valley, particularly around
Siangtan area. 37 FBs disrupt enemy movement over wide areas of
Indochina and S and E China, attacking numerous T/Os.
7/19/45
FEAF
P-38's hit suicide hoat hideout at Sandakan while B-25's bomb
Jesselton A/F. P-38's spt ground forces, hitting positions along
Kibawe trail. B-25's hit Itu Aba. 90plus P-51's pound numerous tgts
on sweeps over Nagoya area and hit A/Fs, factories, power facilities,
and gun positions at locations including Kagamigahara, Nishinomiya,
and Osaka.
7/19/45
Twentieth AF
On 19/20 Jul, 27 B-29's lay mines in Oyama, Niigata, Miyazu, Maizuru,
Tsuruga, Nezugaseki, Obama I, and Kobe-Osaka areas and at Wonsan. 470
VHBs (also operating during the night) drop incendiaries on Fukui,
Hitachi, Chosi, and Okazaki while 83 others bomb oil facilities at
Amagasaki.
7/19/45
VII FC
Iwo Jima-based ftrs strike A/Fs, factories, railroads, power lines
and other tac tgts at Kagamigahara, Nagoya, Meiji, Izumi,
Nishinorniya, and Tambaichi.
7/20/45
Fourteenth AF
10 B-25's and 6 P-51's hit truck convoys around Hengyang and Wuchang,
storage on island near Changsha, locomotive shops at Phu Thuong, and
power plant and railroad tgts in Vinh area. 50-plus P-51's, P-38's,
and P-61's disrupt enemy movement and general withdrawal in lndochina
and S and E China, attacking river, road, and rail traffic, coastal
shipping, supplies, and other tgts.
7/20/45
FEAF
P-38's attack town of Langkon while B-24's pound Togian I. P-38's hit
T/Os in SW Celebes. B-25's hit Itu Aba and W of Palawan for second
consecutive day. A-20's and FBs spt ground action in Kiangan area and
in lower Cagayan Valley. B-25's and FBs hit Japanese positions in
Marikina and Infanta areas. B-24's bomb area S of Fabrica.
7/20/45
Twentieth AF
The 509th Comp Gp begins series of 12 precision attacks over Japan
for purpose of familiarizing crews with tgt area and tactics
contemplated for scheduled atomic bomb missions. The strikes (on 20,
24, 26, and 29 Jul) are mostly against (or near) cities previously
bombed, in the general area of cities chosen for possible atomic
attack, and involve from 2 to 6 aircraft in order to accustom the
Japanese to sight of small formations of B-29's flying at high
altitudes.
7/20/45
VII FC
Ftrs based on Iwo Jima fly nearly 100 effective sorties against tgts,
mainly A/Fs, at Kamezaki, Meiji, Okazaki, Nagoya, Kagamigahara,
Hamamatsu, and Komaki.
7/20/45
Eleventh AF
8 B-24's fly the heaviest and most successful mission of the month,
bombing hangars and revetments at Matsuwa A/F.
7/21/45
Fourteenth AF
11 B-25's and 2 P-51's attack truck convoys in Siang-Chiang Valley,
bomb HQ near Wuchang and hit bridge, trains, warehouses, and AA
positions in Sienning area. 40-plus P-51's, P-38's, and P-61's again
attack numerous tgts and disrupt enemy movement in Indochina and S
and E China, hitting comm tgts, supplies, transport, and other T
Os.
7/21/45
FEAF
B-25's and A-26's bomb shipping at Naze-Ko. P-38's hit Kiangan area.
Bad weather restricts activity in NEI, Phil Is, Japan, and other tgt
areas mainly to light raids and snooper missions.
7/22/45
Fourteenth AF
16 B-25's and 8 FBs blast truck convoys moving supplies through
Siang-Chiang Valley, bomb railroad yards at Siaokan, and knock out 2
bridges S of Sincheng and Lohochai. 50-plus P-51's, P-47's, and
P-38's continue campaign to disrupt enemy movement and withdrawal in
Indochina and S and E China, pounding numerous rail, road, and river
tgts, supply dumps, and coastal shipping.
7/22/45
FEAF
22 B-24's from Okinawa hit Chiang Wan and 1 hits Tinghai A/F. 37
B-25's bomb oil plant at Shanghai and destroyer in Whangpoo R. P-47's
from Ie Shima join the MB attack on Shanghai area, hitting destroyer,
gunboat, and freighter in the Whangpoo R, and factories and railroad
shops. 34 P-51's from Okinawa also hit Whangpoo shipping. 37 A-26's
hit A/F at Tachang. B-24's on night shipping search and weather
mission bomb A/Fs at. Tinghai on Chusan I, Pusan, and Yonago. B-25's,
P-51's, and P-38's, hampered by bad weather, fly 30-plus ground spt
sorties in Gubano, Cervantes, and Mankayan areas.
7/22/45
Twentieth AF
During 22/23 July, 23 B-29's, staging through Iwo Jima, mine
Shimonoseki Strait and Korea coast at Najin which is the longest B-29
combat mission of the war and in Pusan-Masan area. 72 others bomb
coal liquefaction company at Ube. (See 10 Aug 44 and 14 Aug 45 for
longest single-stage missions).
7/22/45
VII FC
100-plus Iwo Jima-based ftrs hit A/Fs, rail installations, and other
tac tgts at Itami, Hanshin, Sano, Tokushima, Takamatsu, and
Minato.
7/23/45
Fourteenth AF
8 B-25's and 4 P-61's bomb railroad yards at Sinyang and hit
warehouse at Ichang. 100-plus P-51's, P-38's, and P-40's attack
numerous tgts, including rail, road, and river traffic, A/Fs, coastal
shipping, bridges, storage facilities, and railroad yards, at many
locations over S and E China, especially in the Paoching area and, to
a smaller degree, over Indochina.
7/23/45
FEAF
B-25's pound Jesselton while B-24's over other areas of NEI bomb
Amboina and Tolonoeoe Is. Ftr aircraft spt ground forces in Kiangan
area. B-25's bomb Itu Aba I. B-24's hit Miho and Saeki. Single HBs on
armed rcn hit several tgts including Tinghai A/F, Kure harbor, and
Tanega I.
7/23/45
Eleventh AF
2 B-24's radar-bomb Kurabu Cape A/F.
7/24/45
Fourteenth AF
8 B-25's and 6 P-51's pound truck convoys in Hengyang area, hit river
shipping near Pakonghow, and damage bridge and storage area and knock
out AA positions at Puchi. 80-plus P-51's, P-38's, and P-47's over
Indochina and S and E China continue to disrupt Japanese withdrawal,
pounding dozens of T/Os at numerous locations. 15 P-51's blast
Changsha area, destroying an estimated 28 warehouses and 8 fuel
storage buildings.
7/24/45
FEAF
100-plus Fifth AF B-24's Hy their first strike from Okinawa, bombing
Chiang Wan A/F N of Shanghai. Seventh AF B-25's from Okinawa hit
Wusung and Lunghua A/Fs in the Shanghai area while A-26's and B-25's
attack Tachang and Tinghai A/Fs. FBs hit shipping and T/Os throughout
the general area attacked by the bmrs. Thirteenth AF B-25's pound
Jesselton A/F. B-24's hit Oelin and Tabanio A/Fs. Other B-25's hit
Itu Aba I. Fifth AF FE3s spt ground forces in the Infanta and Leyban
areas.
7/24/45
Twentieth AF
570 plus B-29's bomb aircraft plants at Handa, Nagoya, and
Takarazuka, arsenal and metals industry at Osaka, and urban areas of
Tsu and Kawana, plus several T/Os.
7/24/45
VII FC
91 P-51's, operating out of Iwo Jima, hit A/Fs and other tac tgts at
Hamamatsu, Suruga Bay, and other points in Nagoya area.
7/25/45
Fourteenth AF
10 B-25's and 3 P-38's knock out bridges at Tho Linh and Quang Tri
and damage a barge and a river steamer in Wuchou area. 30 P-51's and
P-38's attack river, road, and rail traffic, railroad yards, and
other tgts in the areas of Duc Tho, Bac Ninh, Vinh, Hanoi, Kukong,
Samshui, Wuchou, and West R.
7/25/45
FEAF
B-24's bomb Pontianak and Kuching A/Fs while MBs and ftrs attack
dispersal area in Jesselton A/F area. B-24's pound enemy troops on
Negros I. B-25's bomb Itu Aba 1. B-24's bomb Kikai I and town of
Tsuiki.
7/25/45
Twentieth AF
During 25, 26 Jul, 75 B-29's bomb oil refinery and petroleum center
at Kawasaki while 29 others mine waters at Nanao, Fushiki, Obama I,
Tsuruga, Seishin, and Pusan.
7/26/45
International
Potsdam ultimatum is issued. Japan is told to surrender
unconditionally or face 'utter destruction.'
7/26/45
Fourteenth AF
8 B-25's and 4 P-51's bomb railroad yards at Lohochai and hit storage
area and animal transport in Pinking area. 100-plus P-51's, P-38's,
and P-61's pound enemy movement and withdrawal in Indochina and S and
E China, hitting supplies, troops, river, road, and rail traffic,
coastal shipping, railroad yards, bridges, town areas and other tgts
at numerous locations.
7/26/45
FEAF
B-24's hit Tabanio, Trombol, Sengkawang, and Oelin A/ Fs. FBs and
B-25's over Luzon (where Thirteenth AF now provides ground spt) aid
ground forces in Mankayan area and near Tuguegarao. B-24's plaster
Japanese positions on ground spt strikes over Negros. B-25's bomb Itu
Aba I. Other B-25's on shipping search attack convoy at Tsutsu Bay
sinking 3 small cargo vessels, a freighter, and a few small craft.
B-4's on snooper strikes attack several tgts, including various tgts
in the Ryukyus, A/Fs at Tinghai and at Nakazu, and docks at
Pusan.
7/26/45
Twentieth AF
During 26, 27 Jul, 350 B-29's drop incendiary bombs on Matsuyama,
Tokuyama, and Omuta.
7/26/45
Eleventh AF
7 B-24's successf ully hit Kataoka naval base with incendiaries,
leaving smoke columns 5,000 ft high in their wake. No airborne
opposition. AA fire is moderate and inaccurate. Another B-24 flies a
radar-ferret mission over the N Kurils.
7/27/45
Fourteenth AF
13 B-25's, some with P-51 spt, hit supply movement in Siang-Chiang
Valley, bomb railroad yards at Siaokan and Sinyang, and hit coastal
shipping in Do Son area. 50-plus P-51's and P-38's concentrate on
attacking river shipping at numerous points of Indochina and S and E
China also hitting road and rail traffic, coastal vessels, storage
areas, and bridges.
7/27/45
FEAF
60-plus Fifth and Seventh AF B-24's pound M/Y at Kagoshima. 50
escorting P-51's attack numerous nearby T/Os. 150-plus P-47's over
Kyushu hit comm and industrial tgts, including tunnel S of Kurino,
bridges at Okasa, Hitosuse-gawa, and Matsubase, and factories and
power plant at Yatsushiro. B-24's of Thirteenth AF hit airstrip N of
Pontianak.
7/27/45
Twentieth AF
During 27/28 Jul, 24 B-29's drop mines in Shimonoseki Strait, at
Fukuoka, Niigata, Maizuru, Senzaki, and in Fukawa Bay.
7/28/45
Fourteenth AF
7 B-25's and 4 P-51's attack supply movement through Siang-Chiang
Valley, hit a freighter and 2 smaller vessels off Shuitang, and pound
troops near Kian. About 90 P-51's, P-47's, and P-61's disrupt
Japanese movement throughout S and E China and in Indochina. The FBs
concentrate on river transport.
7/28/45
FEAF
137 Ie Shima-based P-47's rocket and strafe A/Fs, oil stores,
railroad yards, warehouses, industry, gun positions, and other tgts
on Kyushu at or near Kanoya, Metgtsubara, Tachiarai, Kurume, Saga,
and Junicho. 21 more P-47's attack shipping at Yatsushiro. A-26's and
B-25's pound A/Fs at Kanoya. P-51's and B-25's, sweepig over Inland
Sea, destroy 2 small cargo vessels and a patrol boat. 70-plus B-24's
bomb shipping at Kure, claiming direct hits on a battleship and
aircraft carrier. B-25's and P-38's in spt of ground forces hit enemy
positions in Mankayan-Kiangan area and in Marikina area. Other P-38's
hit troop concentrations on Jolo I. B-24's spt ground forces on
Negros I.
7/28/45
Twentieth AF
During 28/29 Jul, 471 B-29's drop incendiary bombs on Tsu, Aomori,
Ichinomiya, Ujiyamada, Ogaki, and Uwajima, while 76 others bomb oil
refinery at Shimotsu.
7/28/45
VII FC
140-plus P-51's, based on INVO Jima, hit 9 objectives (A/Fs and
military tgts) in wide area around Tokyo and attack a destroyer
escort along Chiba Peninsula, leaving it burning.
7/29/45
Fourteenth AF
4 B-25's and 2 P-51's hit shipping off Luichow Peninsula near Cape
Kami, barracks at Chingmen, and cannon-strafe trucks at Kuanshuishih
and oil storage at Yingtak. About 100 P-51's, P-38's, and P-61's
attack a variety of tgts over a vast area from Haiphong to Peking,
continuing the steady campaign against enemy movement and
withdrawal.
7/29/45
FEAF
P-47's from Ie Shima and B-24's, B-25's, and A-26's from Okinawa
pound tgts in the Japanese Home Islands. 70-plus B-24's pound
shipping at Kure. 41 B-24's hit factory and storage area NW of
Aburatsu, shipping and engine works in Nagasaki and vicinity, and
towns of Nobeoka and Oita. B-25's hit Kagoshima, Kibana, bridge,
barracks and other buildings at Miyazaki, warehouses, lighthouse, and
navigation light at Tozaki-hana, and bomb Tokuno I. A-26's pound
naval base and engine works at Nagasaki. Numerous P-47's hit harbor
at Kure, shipping and seaplane station at Ibusuki, railroad station,
docks, and town area of Makurazaki, Chiran and Izumi A/Fs, and
shipping at Kagoshima Bay. P-51's hit numerous T/Os on S coast of
Korea and on S part of Kyushu, where shipping, railroads, and Omura
and Sashiki factories are also attacked. B-24's hit Sidate A/F and
warehouses at Watampone. Other B-24's over Negros bomb resistance
pocket S of Fabrica. B-25's and P-38's hit Japanese positions near
San Mariano and W of Kiangan, troop concentrations in Marikina
watershed, and ridge emplacements in Bantayan area. Several buildings
are destroyed at Pasco Point.
7/29/45
Twentieth AF
During 29/30 Jul, 24 B-29's mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters at
Fukuoka, Karatsu, and Najin.
7/30/45
Japan
Japanese reject Potsdam ultimatum. Nevertheless Gen Marshall directs
Gens MacArthur and Wedemeyer and Adm Nimitz to proceed with plans for
a surrender.
7/30/45
Fourteenth AF
2 B-25's bomb supply convoys moving through Siang-Chiang Valley.
40-plus P-51's, P-38's, and P-61's hit various tgts in S and E China,
and in Indochina, chiefly river transport, but also troop
concentrations, railroad traffic, and many T/Os. Tgt areas include
Nanyang, Suchow, Hankou, Sinyang, Anking, Anyang, Lohochai, Kukong,
Takhing, Koyiu, Samshui, Pingsiang, Kian, Yungcheng, Yingtak, and
Wuchou.
7/30/45
FEAF
60-plus B-25's and A-26's bomb Omura A/F. 4 of the planes hit A/F at
Izumi. P-47's spt the strike and also hit numerous nearby T/Os.
B-25's, failing to find tgts on shipping sweep over Korean waters,
bomb shipping, a railroad, and a warehouse in Sendai area. Covering
P-51's also hit nearby T/Os. 80-plus P-47's bomb Sendai, leaving much
of the town in flames. P-51's on photo rcn of S Kyushu destroy trains
and small craft. Nearly 80 P-47's attack Miyazaki, Karasehara, and
Tomitaka areas, firing warehouses and damaging barracks, hangars,
towers, and other buildings, and blast buildings and construction on
and near Shibushi A/F. B-24's bomb Kota Waringin A/F. B-25's and
P-38's spt ground forces E of Ilagan, near Kiangan, and E of Manila
in Infanta sector.
7/30/45
VII FC
INVO Jima-based ftrs attack A/Fs, railroads, and other tac tgts
throughout the Kobe-Osaka area.
7/30/45
Eleventh AF
8 B-24's on way to the Kurils are soon recalled because of weather
disturbances.
7/31/45
Twelfth AF
Organizational charts show great decrease in Jul in size of Twelfth
AF due to redeployment, transfer, disbandment, and discontinuance of
50 units. Only 5 new units are added to the Twelfth. This leaves 77
assigned and 3 attached units compared to 122 assigned and 2 attached
the previous month. The Twelfth practically ceases to be a flying AF
as only 2 MB gps, a night ftr sq, and a rcn gp remain as flying
units. The planes from these units are shortly transferred to AAFSC,
MTO.
7/31/45
Fourteenth AF
3 B-25's continue to bomb supply convoys moving through Siang-Chiang
Valley. 52 P-51's and P-61's over S and E China attack rivercraft,
trucks, railroad traffic, coastal shipping, ammo dumps, and other
tgts at several locations including areas around Yanglowtung,
Changsha, Siangyin, Hengyang, Hankow, Paoching, Nanyang, Nanking,
Kulo, Hoihow, and Yoyang.
7/31/45
FEAF
80-plus B-24's pound Kagoshima railroad yards and several other tgts
in the general area including Sasebo naval base, Yaki-shima, and
Nagasaki. A-26's and B-25's bomb Kanoya and Miyazaki A/Fs and nearby
tgts, Sasebo naval base, Marushima, warehouses at Nagasaki, and a
factory and power plant on Koyagi I. P-51's attack flak positions at
Moji, blast shipping at Iki I and off NW and W coast of Kyushu, hit
island WSW of Sasebo, bomb railroad tgts and warehouses in Izumi
area, and in general attack railroad and road net and other comm tgts
throughout Kyushu. P-61's continue harassing missions during the
night. P-51's over the Ryukyus bomb airstrips in Miyako I, and bomb
town in Koniya area. B-25's and P-38's spt ground action on Luzon,
hitting forces in Cagayan Valley and in Cervantes and Infanta
sectors. B-24's pound area S of Fabrica.
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