Japanese missions against Hengyang and Hengyang Airfield
July 2, 1942–May 30, 194

July 2-3, 1942
(JAAF) After B-25s attempt to bomb Hankow, Japanese retaliate during the night by attacking Hengyang Airfield, but fail to hit their target.

July 3-4, 1942
(JAAF) Japanese retaliate during the night by attacking Hengyang Airfield, but fail to hit their target.

July 16, 1942
(CATF) B-25s from Kweilin land at Hengyang after a mission to refuel, but are attacked by Japanese aircraft and have to take off immediately. Amidst the confusion a P-40 pilot mistakes a B-25 for a Japanese aircraft and shoots it down, the first bomber lost since the CATF began operations in China; the crew is saved.

July 30-31, 1942
(JAAF) The Japanese send about 120 aircraft against at Hengyang from which CATF is harassing the Yangtze Valley; the attacks last about 36 hours; fierce opposition by P-40s prevents major damage to the base; 17 Japanese aircraft are shot down, 4 of them at night; 3 P-40s are lost.

June 10, 1943
(JAAF) Ten P-40's intercept about 25 airplanes over Hengyang; 1 enemy bomber is shot down.

July 29, 1943
(JAAF) Four P-40's attack a Japanese force of 23 bombers and 30 fighters attacking Hengyang; 1 Japanese fighter is downed.

July 30, 1943
(JAAF) Fiftteen P-40's over the Hengyang area make contact with 39 Japanese fighters and 24 bombers. In the ensuing battle, 3 bombers and 2 fighters are downed; 2 P-40's are lost.

August 21, 1943
(JAAF) In the Hengyang area, 19 P-40's battle 33 airplanes, shooting down 5 Zekes.

December 10, 1943
(JAAF) Japanese aircraft bomb Hengyang Airfield. Eight P-40's intercept 1 wave of airplanes over the field, shooting down 3 of them; 2 P-40's are lost in the combat.

December 12, 1943
(JAAF) Forty-one Japanese bombers and fighters bomb the west side of Hengyang Airfield, causing considerable damage; 31 P-40's and 6 P-38's intercept the enemy force, claiming 20 airplanes shot down; 2 P-40's are lost.

December 19, 1943
(JAAF) Roughly 35 Japanese bombers and fighters attack Hengyang Airfield; 26 P-40's are sent up against the attacking force and shoot down 9; 2 P-40's are lost.

March 14, 1944
(JAAF) Twenty Japanese bombers hit Hengyang Airfield, surprise prevents effective interception by US fighters.

May 1, 1944
(JAAF) Enemy aircraft bomb Hengyang Airfield.

May 30, 1944
(JAAF) Japanese air strikes on Hengyang Airfield and Liangshan Airfield destroy four US aircraft, damage several others, and blow up a fuel dump.

American missions against Hengyang and Hengyang Airfield
April 3, 1944–October 16, 1944

April 3, 1944
(14th AF) 4 rocket-firing P-40s, with 8 other as top cover, damage two large river boats between Hengyang and Ichang.

June 23, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers bomb a runway at Hengyang Airfield.

June 24, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-38s attack cavalry forces in the Hengyang area.

June 27, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit troop concentrations, supplies, and river and road traffic between Changsha and Hengyang.

June 28, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers attack the Hengyang area.

June 29, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit the Hengyang area.

June 30, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit Hengyang Airfield.

July 1, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit Hengyang Airfield.

July 3, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s drop ammunition to Chinese ground forces at Hengyang.

July 4, 1944
(14th AF) 38 B-25s and 74 fighter-bombers hit Hengyang Airfield.

July 5, 1944
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers and B-25s attack Hengyang Airfield.

July 10, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and 6 B-25s hit targets north of Hengyang.

July 11, 1944
(14th AF) Twenty-two P-40s attack the town of Hengyang. Other P-40 also targets of opportunity including Hengyang, hitting Japanese-occupied buildings and a bridge. Other P-40s hit targets of opportunity including Hengyang.

July 12, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s hit river shipping at Hengyang.

July 13, 1944
(14th AF) 45 P-40s attack trucks, compounds, river shipping, and troop concentrations at Hengyang.

July 14, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit road and river traffic from Hengyang to Yuhsien, plus targets of opportunity around the towns of Hengyang.

July 15, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s, P-40s, and P-51s hit river craft north and west of Hengyang.

July 16, 1944
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s attack targets of opportunity south of Hengyang.

July 18, 1944
(14th AF) In the Hengyang-Tungting Lake region of China, P-40s strafe shipping off Hengyang, bomb the town of Hengyang, and hit the Hengyang Airfield and several AA positions in the area.

July 19, 1944
(14th AF) 80+ P-40s hit troop concentrations around Hengyang.

July 20, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s attack troop compounds and gun positions north of Hengyang.

July 21, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s hit pillboxes at Hengyang.

July 22, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s attack the town area, airfield, railroad yards, and shipping at Hengyang.

July 23, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s attack warehouses, trucks, and troops in the Changsha-Sinshih-Fulinpu area, bomb the airfield and river craft at Siangtan, hit enemy-held areas of Hengyang, and strafe and bomb troop compounds and villages north of it.

July 24, 1944
(14th AF) 46 P-40s hit Hengyang.

July 25, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s attack targets northwest of Hengyang.

July 26, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s attack targets around Hengyang and bomb Hengyang Airfield.

July 30, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s attack targets around Hengyang.

July 31, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s attack targets around Hengyang.

August 1, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s hit trucks, troops, supplies, and river shipping and railroad yards in and around Hengyang.

August 3, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s attack targets including Hengyang.

August 6, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s hit trucks, troop compounds, and gun positions in the Hengyang area.

August 7, 1944
(14th AF) 37 P-40s hit Hengyang and trucks, troops, and gun positions in the surrounding area.

August 8, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s hit gun positions and targets of opportunity in the Hengyang vicinity . Also, P-51s and P-40s blast trucks, barges, and a compound between Siangtan and Hengyang.

August 9, 1944
(14th AF) Six B-25s bomb a compound and vehicle shed on the northest edge of Hengyang and targets in the Hengyang-Siangtan area.

August 11, 1944
(14th AF) 16 B-25s pound Hengyang and 40+ P-51s and P-40s bomb bridges, villages, warehouses, trucks, troops, and other targets of opportunity in the Hengyang area.

August 12, 1944
(14th AF) Seven B-25s bomb the railroad yards at Hengyang.

August 13, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s bomb Hengyang and targets of opportunity in the Hengyang area.

August 14, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s hit targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

August 15, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s attack targets of opportunity near Hengyang.

August 17, 1944
(14th AF) Four B-25 hit the road and Hengyang Airfield and Hengyang.

August 19, 1944
(14th AF) 3 B-24s hit railroad tracks and runway north of Hengyang. P-40s and P-51s on armed reconnaissance attack targets including Hengyang.

August 20, 1944
(14th AF) 4 B-25s and 7 P-40s damage buildings and a pontoon bridge and strafe about 30 sampans in the Hengyang area.

August 21, 1944
(14th AF) 7 B-25s attack Hengyang Airfield and targets around Hengyang.

August 23, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and fighter-bombers attack villages, compounds, other targets of opportunity near Hengyang.

August 24, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s and P-40s hit targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

August 27, 1944
(14th AF) Seven B-25s bomb Hengyang. Others also hit the Hengyang area.

August 28, 1944
(14th AF) Eight B-25s attack river and road traffic from to Hengyang. Also P-40s pound targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

August 29, 1944
(14th AF) Ten other B-25s hit trucks and other targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

August 30, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s attack Hengyang Airfield also boats off Hengyang. Also P-40s and P-51s attack Hengyang.

August 31, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s attack Hengyang Airfield. Also, fighter-bombers attack Hengyang.

September 1, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s hit the runway at Hengyang Airfield. Also, P-40s and P-51s attack other targets of opportunity at or near Hengyang.

September 2, 1944
(14th AF) Two B-25s bomb the runway at Hengyang Airfield. Also, P-40s attack sampans in the Hengyang area.

September 3, 1944
(14th AF) Seven B-25s destroy at least 45 trucks and damage about 100 others during armed reconnaissance from Hengyang to Tungting Lake and Yoyang. Also, two other B-25s bomb Hengyang Airfield. Plus, P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s attack targets of opportunity in areas around Hengyang.

September 4, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s and P-51s on armed reconnaissance attack targets around Hengyang.

September 5, 1944
(14th AF) Twenty-five B-25s pounding Kiyang and Hengyang cause considerable damage in both towns and at the Hengyang Airfield. Also, Six other B-25s attack trucks and other targets of opportunity at the Siangtan ferry crossing near Hengyang. Plus, fighter-bombers, operating individually or in flights of 2-10 aircraft, hit a variety of targets of opportunity including Hengyang.

September 6, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s hit Hengyang Airfield.

September 8, 1944
(14th AF) B-25s bomb Hengyang and damage a bridge near Hengyang. P-40s and P-51s on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

September 12, 1944
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

September 15, 1944
(14th AF) Nineteen B-24s bomb a military storage area at Hengyang.

September 16, 1944
(14th AF) Twenty B-24s bomb Hengyang.

September 22, 1944
(14th AF) 12 B-25s and 7 P-51s hit the Hengyang road junction and ferry.

September 25, 1944
(14th AF) Six B-25s hit the town area and railroad yards at Hengyang.

October 16, 1944
(20th AF) B-29s bomb alternate or chance targets including Hengyang.

November 9, 1944
(14th AF) 160 P-40s, P-38s, and P-51s on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

November 11, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s, P-51s and P-38s on armed reconnaissance hit targets of opportunity at several locations including Hengyang.

November 12, 1944
(14th AF) 38 P-51s and P-40s hit Hengyang Airfield and storage around Hengyang.

November 18, 1944
(14th AF) P-51s, P-40s, and P-38s pound targets of opportunity scattered over vast areas of S China; troops, shipping, supplies, trucks, and railroad targets are hit particularly hard north of Lingling, from Liuchow to Ishan, from Hengshan to Hengyang.

December 3, 1944
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

December 7, 1944
(14th AF) Four B-25s operating individually, attack truck convoys and other targets of opportunity in the Hengyang area. P-51s, P-40s, and P-38s on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

December 8, 1944
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

December 9, 1944
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s hit targets of opportunity around Hengyang.

December 12, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s on armed reconnaissance attack many targets of opportunity including Hengyang.

December 20, 1944
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s on armed reconnaissance hit Hengyang.

December 24, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s on armed reconnaissance attack targets of opportunity including Hengyang.

December 28, 1944
(14th AF) Two B-25s and 16 fighter-bombers hit the Hengyang-Leiyang area.

December 31, 1944
(14th AF) 35 P-40s and P-51s attack troops, horses, town areas, and railroad targets at Hengyang.

January 14, 1945
(20th AF) B-29s hit targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

January 29, 1945
(14th AF) Aircraft attack targets of opportunity north of Hengyang.

February 17, 1945
(14th AF) A single B-25 hits railroad targets of opportunity at Hengyang.

February 22, 1945
(14th AF) A single B-25 attacks convoys in the Siang-Chiang Valley near Hengyang.

February 25, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s and P-40s attack river and road traffic from Siangtan to Hengyang. A single B-25 bombs truck convoys south of Hengyang. Also, P-51s and P-40s hit Hengyang.

February 28, 1945
(14th AF) Two P-51s hit targets of opportunity northeast of Hengyang

March 6, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s bomb Hengyang.

March 9, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers on armed reconnaissance attack Hengyang.

March 10, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers hit Hengyang.

March 27, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s hit towns, rail, road, and river traffic, and targets of opportunity around Hengyang.

March 29, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers concentrate strikes around Hengyang.

April 3, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers knock out bridges between Chuting and Hengyang.

April 15, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers hit Hengyang.

April 18, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s attack Hengyang.

May 3, 1945
(14th AF) Nine B-25s and six fighter-bombers attack Hengyang.

May 9, 1945
(14th AF) Fighter-bombers also attack targets of opportunity west of Hengyang.

May 11, 1945
(14th AF) Two B-25s bomb truck convoys at Hengyang.

May 12, 1945
(14th AF) Seventeen B-25s and eight P-51s knock out a bridge north of Hengyang.

May 13, 1945
(14th AF) Ten B-25s and five fighters knock out bridges at Hengyang.

May 14, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s and 6 fighter-bombers hit Hengyang.

May 15, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s, some with fighter escort hit Hengyang.

May 20, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-40s hit Hengyang.

May, 23, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s and 6 P-51s hit truck convoys around Hengyang. Also, Fighter-bombers hit Hengyang.

May 26, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s attack areas and along the Paoching-Hengyang-Changsha highway.

June 8, 1945
(14th AF) Fighters bomb and strafe river-craft, warehouses, trucks, airfield, town areas, and general targets of opportunity around Hwangkang, Ichang, Hengyang.

July 12, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and 2 P-61s damage a bridge north of Hengyang and hit road traffic at Hengyang.

July 14, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s attack Hengyang.

July 16, 1945
(14th AF) Two B-25s hit supply movements on the Paoching-Hengyang road. P-51s attack river traffic near Hengyang.

July 17, 1945
(14th AF) Two B-25s bomb road and rail supply movements in the Hengyang.

July 25, 1945
(14th AF) B-25s, P-51s and P-47s bomb the Nanyo-Hengyang road. Also, fighter-bombers attack Hengyang.

July 26, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s hit Hengyang

July 2, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s hit rail, river, and road traffic, bridge, and buildings around Hengyang.

July 3, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-47s hit targets are near Hengyang.

July 9, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-38s knock out bridges near Hengyang.

July 10, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-38s damage a bridge near Hengyang.

July 17, 1945
(14th AF) A single B-25 bombs the area along the river at Hengyang.

July 20, 1945
(14th AF) Ten B-25s and six P-51s hit truck convoys around Hengyang.

July 24, 1944
(14th AF) Eight B-25s and six P-51s pound truck convoys in the Hengyang area.

July 31, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-61s hit Hengyang.

August 8, 1945
(14th AF) Ten P-51s hit Hengyang.

August 11, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s attack Hengyang.