FRIDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 1944
CHINA THEATER (Fourteenth Air Force): Eleven B-25s pound storage buildings and the
town area of Wanling, Burma. In China, 130+ P-40s, P-38s, and P-51s on armed
reconnaissance over S China attack river, road and rail traffic, storage, airfield
and villages at or near Tingka, Chefang, Kweilin, Yoyang, Nanyo, Changsha, Paoching,
Kweihsien, Yungfu, Wuchou, Siangtan, Tanchuk, Mosun, Kweiping, Yuncheng, Chenghsien, Hankow, and Chikhom.
INDIA-BURMA THEATER (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, 60+ P-47s again attack a variety
of targets including Japanese concentrations at Bhamo, Indaw, Hkapra, and Nawngtao,
the town of Naba Station, bridges at Meza and in the Kawlin area, and targets
of opportunity along the Irrawaddy River and along the railroad corridor in
N Burma and support ground forces S of Bhamo; transports fly 250+ sorties to
forward areas; the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th Photographic Reconnaissance
Group, that has been operating from Tingkawk Sakan since Jun 44 with P-40s,
returns to base at Myitkyina.
AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): 27 B-24s from Saipan pound Iwo Jima.
Six B-24s from Angaur Airfield bomb Koror.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-25s and A-20s over
Ceram bomb Haroekoe Airfield, Piroe, and targets of opportunity on
the south coast. Fighter-bombers again hit Ormoc Bay shipping. Lost is P-38J 44-23397 (MIA). while B-25s join US Navy aircraft in shipping strikes
throughout the same area; at least 3 destroyers are claimed sunk; B-24s in
the area bomb the town of Ormoc; the 19th and 33d Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy),
22d Bombardment Group (Heavy), move from Owi to Leyte with B-24s; the 460th Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group moves from Noemfoor to Tacloban with P-47s; the 500th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 345th Bombardment
Group (Medium), moves from Mokmer to Dulag with B-25s (squadron continues operating from Biak). The 371st, 372d
and 424th Bombardment Squadrons, 307th Bombardment Group (Heavy), move from Wakde to Morotai with
B-24s (squadrons are operating from Noemfoor). Lost is P-38L 44-23957 (survived) and P-38L 44-23935 (MIA). Lost on a combat training flight is B-25J pilot Warvel (crew rescued, 1 MIA) and are A-20G 43-21428 (MIA).
USMC: Lost is TBF Avenger 45946 (MIA).
USN: USS Mount Hood (AE-11) accidentally exploded in Seeadler
Harbor off Manus.
RCAF: Lost is Liberator B.VI KH-108 (KIA) on a night navigation exercise.
RAAF: Crashed due to an aerial collision is Beaufighter A19-36 (KIA).
