American missions against Shanghai Airfield (Kiangwan)
January 17, 1945– July 24, 1945

January 17, 1945
(14th AF) P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s hit a large number of targets of opportunity from the Burma border to Shanghai and Shanghai Airfield.

January 20, 1945
(14th AF) 32 P-51s pound airfields in the Shanghai area, claiming 22 aircraft destroyed.

April 1, 1945
(14th AF) 23 P-51s pound airfields in the Shanghai area.

April 2, 1945
(14th AF) 32 P-51s pound airfields in the Shanghai area.

July 17, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and fighters strike Shanghai Airfield (Kiangwan) near Shanghai which contains the largest concentration of Japanese aircraft in China.

July 18, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and A-26s, covered by P-47s, hit the Shanghai area, airfields at Chiang Wan, Wusung, and Lunghua and Shanghai docks.

July 24, 1945
(FEAF) 100+ Fifth AF B-24s fly their first strike from Okinawa, bombing the Chiang Wan Airfield north of Shanghai. 100+ Fifth AF B-24s fly their first strike from Okinawa, bombing the Chiang Wan Airfield north of Shanghai.

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