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August 26, 1944
Today in World War II Pacific History
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SATURDAY, 26 AUGUST 1944

ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): Three B-24s hit the Kashiwabara staging area during the early morning, starting several fires; later 6 B-25s strafe and bomb the east coast of the north Kuriles, sinking a patrol boat; 1 out of 4 interceptors and one of the B-25s are hit; 7 more B-24s bomb targets on Kashiwabara and on Otomari Cape, including docks, piers, boats, and a fuel dump. Six P-38s unsuccessfully attempt to intercept four unidentified aircraft west of Attu.

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): The 490th Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group, moves from Kurmitola to Dergaon with B-25s.

CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): Three B-24s bomb a storage area at Amoy; 3 B-25s bomb a barracks area near Wenchow harbor and damage a bridge near Sincheng; 31 fighter-bombers attack railroad targets, troops, sampans, and other targets of opportunity in or near Yangtien, Yungfengshih, Siangsiang, Anjen, Laiyuan, Kinhwa, and Pengtse.

AAF, POA (Seventh Air Force): B-24s from Saipan bomb the airfield on Iwo Jima. P-47s blast AA guns and troops on Pagan and Aguijan. A B-24 on armed reconnaissance bombs Woleai and Yap.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-24s bomb Koror and Peleliu Airfield. Other B-24s bomb Haroekoe Airfield and Liang Airfield on Ambon. In New Guinea, A-20s in close ground support hit troop concentrations in the Sarmi sector; fighter-bombers hit targets of opportunity in the Wewak and Suain areas; P-39s maintain patrols over the west shore of Geelvink Bay; HQ 348th Fighter Group moves from Wakde to Noemfoor; the 6th Troop Carrier Squadron and 21st Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group move from Garbutt Field and Archerfield, respectively to Nadzab with C-47s; and the 823d Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 38th Bombardment Group (Medium), moves from Nadzab to Biak with B-25s.



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