May 30, 1945
Today in World War II Pacific History
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WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 1945

CHINA THEATER (Fourteenth Air Force): Seven B-25s pound railroad yards at Sinsiang and knock out a bridge at Sincheng; 28 fighter-bombers attack bridges, enemy positions, trucks, railroad targets, barracks, and general targets of opportunity around Anyang, Liuchow, Chingmen, Chungmow, Linfen, Huluehchen, Kweilin, Hsinganhsien, Leiyang, and Yenkoupu.

INDIA-BURMA THEATER (Tenth Air Force): The 90th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group, moves from Moran to Dudhkundi, India with P-47s.

AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): Ten B-24s from Guam hit Marcus Airfield.

HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): Fourteen P-47s strafe barges at Truk; 28 P-47s from Ie Shima hit shipping and a lighthouse at Amami-O-Shima, and Okino Erabu, Ryukus Islands. The 320th Troop Carrier Squadron and 393d Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy), 509th Composite Group, arrive at North Field from the US with C-47s, C-54s and B-29s respectively.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: On Formosa, 100+ B-24s pound Takao while fighters sweep the coastal areas and B-25s concentrate on the Shinei area. A-20s hit Cagayan Valley targets. B-24s and fighters hit several targets in Borneo, concentrating on Tawau personnel and supply area and the Ranau Airfield.

USMC - PBJ Mitcells bomb enemy installations at the Kibawe Trail near Davao. Lost is PBJ Mitchell 35243 (MIA) and PBJ Mitchell 35164 (MIA).