American missions against Gulf of Tonkin (Tonkin Gulf)
November 23, 1943–July 13, 1945
November 23, 1943
(CATF) Nine B-25s and seven P-40s feint at Hong Kong, then fly to the Gulf of Tonkin sinking
a freighter and damage two others near Haiphong.
October 25, 1943
(14th AF) 4 P-40's attack shipping in the Gulf of Tonkin, claiming a 150' tanker sunk and 200' freighter damaged.
December 15, 1943
(14th AF) Two B-25's on a sea sweep over the Gulf of Tonkin claim one ocean going tug sunk.
February 12, 1944
(14th AF) Five B-25s on a sea sweep in the Gulf of Tonkin claim 2 trawlers sunk.
February 17, 1944
(14th AF) Four B-25s on a sweep of the Gulf of Tonkin score 2 direct hits on a freighter at Vinh.
February 18, 1944
(14th AF) Four B-25s on a sweep of the Gulf of Tonkin.
February 23, 1944
(14th AF) Four B-25s attack 2 ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
March 26, 1944
(14th AF) Four P-40s on a sweep of the N coast of the Gulf of Tonkin sink an ore boat and damage 4 barges.
March 30, 1944
(14th AF) Two B-24s fly a sea sweep around
Hainan, and across the Gulf of Tonkin to Nam Dinh en route,
a freighter is strafed.
June 3, 1944
(14th AF) P-40s destroy 2 barges and damage others in the Gulf of Tonkin.
December 5, 1944
(14th AF) B-24s sweep the Gulf of Tonkin.
February 23, 1945
(14th AF) Five B-24s sweep Gulf of Tonkin.
Febraruy 24, 1945
(14th AF) Five B-24s on individual sweeps over the
S China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin claim 4 vessels sunk.
February 25, 1945
(14th AF) Four B-24s over the Gulf of Tonkin
and S China Sea claim damaging hits on 2 vessels.
February 27, 1945
(14th AF) Four B-24s over the Gulf of Tonkin and S China Sea attack shipping, claiming
2 vessels sunk.
March 2, 1945
(14th AF) Three B-24s on sweeps over the Gulf of Tonkin
and the S China Sea claim 2 vessels sunk and 3 damaged.
March 3, 1945
(14th AF) Four B-24s over the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea attack shipping targets of opportunity, claiming 1 vessel sunk and 3 damaged.
March 11, 1945
(14th AF) Five B-24s over the S China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin claim 1 freighter sunk and another damaged.
March 13, 1945
(14th AF) Seven B-24s over the Gulf of Tonkin and the S China Sea claim a cargo vessel and a large junk destroyed.
March 18, 1945
(14th AF) Six B-24s sweep the Gulf of Tonkin and
S China Sea, claiming 1 freighter damaged.
March 19, 1945
(14th AF) Five B-24s on a sweep over the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin claim a large freighter sunk.
April 2, 1945
(14th AF)
B-25s hit shipping and other targets of opportunity along the coast of the
Gulf of Tonkin.
April 4, 1945
(14th AF) Two B-25s sink a junk in the Gulf of Tonkin.
July 12, 1945
(14th AF) P-51s and P-38s attack
targets including the Tonkin area.
July 13, 1945
(14th AF)
P-51s and P-38s attack targets including Tonkin and the Delta area.
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