THURSDAY, 3 AUGUST 1944
BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, B-25s bomb Wanling, knock out a bridge
at Panghkam, and attack bridges along the railroad from Naba to Myitkyina;
P-51s and P-47s support ground forces N of Taungni and near Sahmaw, hit the
towns of Shwegu and Mosit, attack the factory area at Mohnyin, and pound boats,
troop concentrations, and gun positions at
Myitkyina and Maingna.
CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): In China, 23 B-24s bomb the town of Yoyang; 6
B-25s hit Mangshih; nearly 150 P-40s, P-51s, and P-38s on armed reconnaissance
attack targets of opportunity, including airfields, troops, town areas, supply
areas, and rail, road, and river traffic at numerous locations, including the
areas of Tengchung, Tingka, Mangshih, Loyang, Changsha, Hengyang, Tangyang,
Chingmen, Chaling, Siangyin, Nanchang, Siangtan, Hengshan, Chuchou, Ikiawan,
and Leiyang.
PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): HQ VII Air Service Area Command
is activated. B-24s from the Marshalls pound Truk.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-24s bomb Yap and islands in the Woleai group; an ammunition dump and oil derrick at Boela are also destroyed. In New Guinea, bad
weather cancels scheduled strikes over the Vogelkop Peninsula area; however,
B-25s hit troop concentrations at Bira and other points on MacCluer Gulf, bomb Urarom, and support Allied ground forces on Biak by hitting troops in
the Korim Bay area; supply dumps, communications targets, and bridges are hit
as fighter-bombers and A-20s continue to blast areas around But, Dagua, and Wewak.
