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September 18, 1944
Today in World War II Pacific History
Day by day chronology

MONDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 1944

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, nine P-47s pound Japanese positions in the Myothit area; 8 B-25s hit supply dumps and installations at Chefang, China; Eighteen B-24s fly fuel to Liuchow; and 200+ other sorties by C-47s deliver men and supplies to several points in the CBI. The detachment of the 2d Combat Cargo Squadron, 1st Combat Cargo Group, operating from Yunnani with C-47s returns to base at Sylhet, India.

CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): In China, 30 B-25s attack town areas and fuel dumps at Lingling, Taohsien, and Chuanhsien and damage the approaches to the Lingling ferry crossing; 4 B-24s over the Formosa Strait claim 1 freighter sunk; about 115 P-40s and P-51s on armed reconnaissance attack troops, trucks, tanks, shipping, town areas, and other targets of opportunity throughout Hunan Province S of Tungting Lake to Luicbow Peninsula and Chikhorn Bay; and the 529th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group, based at Pungchacheng with P-51s, sends a detachment to operate from Hsian.

AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): Two B-24s on armed reconnaissance from Saipan bomb Marcus. Twenty-eight Eniwetok based B-24s bomb Truk. B-25s pound Ponape.

HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): HQ 499th and 500th Bombardment Groups (Very Heavy) arrive at Isley Field from the US; and the 3d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Heavy), 11th Photographic Group (Mapping), arrives on Saipan from the US with F-13s (the squadron will fly photo, electronic and weather recon in the W Pacific, 1 Nov 44-Sep 45).

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-24s blast several targets in the Davao, Mindanao area, including oil storage at Sasa. B-25s hit Langoan Airfield and lake area. Bad weather forces B-24s over the Ceram-Ambon area to individually attack targets which include four airfields. B-25s hit Samate Airfield and fighter-bombers hit the airfield and town of Manokwari and Manokwari Airfield and AA guns at Moemi; HQ 310th Bombardment Wing (Medium) moves from Hollandia to Morotai; and the 371st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 307th Bombardment Group (Heavy), based on Wakde with B-24s begins operating from Noemfoor. Written off after a take off accident is A-20G "Je Reviens" 43-9458.

RAAF: Crashed is Beaufighter A19-163 (MIA).



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