August 31, 1944
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THURSDAY, 31 AUGUST 1944

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, 6 B-25s bomb targets of opportunity at Katha and 3 hit bridges at Bawgyo and Hsenwi.

CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): 12 B-24s bomb Takao Harbor, damaging the dock area and claiming two tankers sunk. Lost are: B-24J 44-40783 (MIA) and B-24J 44-40831 (MIA); Fourteen B-25s attack Tien Ho, White Cloud, Kai Tek, and Hengyang Airfield; 8 B-25s attack numerous trucks S of Sintsiang and near Sinshih, hit roads S of Nanyo and damage a freighter near Sinshih; and 60+ fighter-bombers attack trucks, barracks, supplies, rivercraft, bridges and troops in or near Sinshih, Changsha, Yangtien, Hengyang, Nanyo, Siangtan, Teian, and Shihhweiyao. Japanese merchant cargo ship Reizan Maru (previously damaged by 14th Air Force planes

AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): P-47s from Saipan strafe gun positions at Pagan Airfield. Also single B-24s bobm Yap and Pagan.

USMC: Lost due to anti-aircraft fire is F4U Corsair 56261 (MIA).