WEDNESDAY, 2 AUGUST 1944
BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, P-51s, P-47s and A-36s support ground
forces in the Taungni area; P-51s and P-47s on patrols and armed reconnaissance
hit various targets of opportunity around Katha, Mainghka, Meza, Helon, Mohnyin,
Bilumyo, and Namma; and P-40s attack gun positions and strongpoints at Myitkyina.
In India, HQ 3d Combat Cargo Group moves from Sylhet to Dinjan; and the 315th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 443d Troop Carrier Group, moves from Sookerating to Ledo with C-47s.
CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): In China, 11 B-25s and 32 P-40s and P-38s bomb
and strafe the town of Tengchung; 9 P-40s and P-38s damage a bridge at
Tingka; and Yangtze River shipping and supplies are attacked at Shihlipu by
8 P-40s.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-24s bomb the airfield
at Yap; B-24s and B-25s carry out wide sweeps over
the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, hitting Maumere Airfield, Amahai Airfield,
and Liang Airfield, and shipping off Ceram and Ambon; B-24s
hit Cape Chater and Lautem while B-25s bomb a camp near Poeloeti; and fighter-bombers
hit coastal vessels and shore targets at Talaud. In New Guinea,
A-20s bomb Nabire Airfield while in the Wewak area bombers and fighters hit
a bridge and airfield at Boram Airfield and bridges, communications lines, troop concentrations,
and other targets along the coastline, especially between But and
Cape Karawop; and fighter-bombers hit Mapia Island.
