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American missions against Torishima (Torishima Jima, Ostrova Ptich'i)
June 2, 1944–July 17, 1945

June 2, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s find Shimushiru overcast.

June 4, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s fly an uneventful reconnaissance over Shimushiru.

June 15, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s fly armed photo reconnaissance over Shimushiru

August 12, 1944
(11th AF) Six more B-25s fly an uneventful shipping sweep and take photos over Shimushiru.

October 11, 1944
(11th AF) Four B-25s over Shimushiru

October 15, 1944
(11th AF) One B-24 strafes a freighter off Shimushiru.

March 16, 1945
(11th AF) Because of a navigational error, two B-24s bomb Shimushiru with unobserved results.

July 16, 1945
(11th AF) Two B-24s fly a negative shipping search mission to Shimushiru

July 17, 1945
(11th AF) An unsuccessful shipping sweep is flown by two B-24s over Shimushiru.



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