American missions against Miyara and Miyara Airfield
April 4, 1945–June 29, 1945
April 4, 1945
(USN) F4U-1D Corsairs from VBF-10 Air Group 10 conduct a strike and fighter sweep bombing and strafing Miyara Airfield.
April 14, 1945
(USN) Avengers strike Miyara Airfield and encounter intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire. Lost is TBM Avenger 23471 pilot Lt(jg) Victor Theodore Buettner (POW, 2 crew KIA).
References
Wings over Sakishima (2010) by Fred Samples page 143–144
(Page 143) "400 Plane Kamikaze Attack by Spencer F. Hatch... On April the 14, 1945 about 20 planes were sent from our carrier to neutralize the airfield on Ishihaki Island. Our Skipper, Lt. Comd. Wallace led the bombers. I [Spencer F. Hatch] led the fighters. We approached the airfield from the north. The fighter planes went in first, in a moderate steep diver, with me in the lead plane out front..."
April 23, 1945
(USN) F6F Hellcats from VF-40 conduct a fighter sweep over
Miyara Airfield and strafe a parked plane.
April 27, 1945
(USN) (USN) Strike against
Miyara Airfield craters the runway and targets dispersal areas.
April 29, 1945
(USN) Strike against
Miyara Airfield craters the runway and targets dispersal areas.
June 6, 1945
(USN) F4U-1D Corsairs from VMF(CVS)-512 conducting bombing and rocket attacks on
Miyara Airfield.
June 29, 1945
(USN) Two F6F-5N Hellcats conduct rocket attacks on
Miyara Town and Miyara Airfield.
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