June 30, 1944
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FRIDAY, 30 JUNE 1944

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, 47 B-25s continue the Imphal ammunition run while 17 B-25s haul gasoline to Kamaing; 18 B-25s bomb Tamu and 6 hit Wainggyo; and 11 P-38s attack Myitnge bridge.

CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): In China, B-25s and fighter-bombers again pound numerous targets in the Tungting Lake area, concentrating on river shipping, town areas, troop concentrations, and road traffic; towns bombed include Pingkiang, Hengshan, Liling, Yuhsien, Siangyin, and Chuchou; also Hengyang Airfield and bridges at Leiyang and Liling. 15 P-40s over NE French Indochina damage bridge approaches at Phu Lang Thuong and blast 3 trains; detachment of 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group, operating from Kweilin with P-40s, returns to base at Kunming.

PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): P-47s on Saipan continue to pound enemy forces remaining on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Detachment of 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Seventh Air Force (attached to VII Fighter Command), based at Kipapa Airfield begins operating from Kwajalein with F-5s.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: Tobera and Erventa are also bombed. Barges, troop concentrations, and other targets of opportunity near Nyaparake and Suain are attacked; Kamiri Airfield and Namber Airfield, supply areas, and defensive positions on Noemfoor are hit; ground echelon of 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment), 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, begins a movement from Finschhafen to Biak (air echelon is operating from Biak with B-25s); and 389th Bombarment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, moves from Nadzab to Hollandia with A-20s. Lost is P-38J 42-67793 pilot 1st Lt. Robert L. Crosswait (MIA).

RNZAF: Corsairs patrol New Britain. Lost is F4U Corsair NZ5207 (MIA).