December 6, 1944
Today in World War II Pacific History
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WEDNESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1944

ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): Four B-24s bomb Suribachi Airfield, scoring hits on the runway, and blast batteries; on the return flight, one is hit by AA fire. One B-25 flies a negative shipping search. A B-24 weather airplane force lands in the Soviet Union.

CHINA THEATER (Fourteenth Air Force): In Burma, 8 P-51s attack road traffic in the Hsenwi area and from there to Wanling.

INDIA-BURMA THEATER (Tenth Air Force): In Burma, 9 P-47s damage a bridge at Namhkai and knock out a bridge at Mongmit; 10 B-25s knock out the main bridge at Bawgyo and damage the bypass; 15 P-47s support ground forces in the Bhamo area, 4 bomb Hsenwi Airfield, and 8 strafe Bawgyo AA positions; 12 P-47s hit troops, artillery, and supplies at Banmauk, the W side of Indawgyi Lake, and Namhkam. Transports fly 300 sorties to forward areas.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: B-24s pound Bacolod Airfield; P-38s over Bacolod and others covering a convoy off south Leyte claim several aircraft downed; B-25s with P-47 support hit Cagayan Airfield, Jacgol Airfield and Del Monte Airfield on Mindanao. B-24s hit Kendari Airfield and Borebore Airfield. Fighter-bombers and B-25s attack Halmahera while A-20s and B-25s bomb the Namlea area. 417th Bombardment Group HQ, 672d, 673d, 674th and 675th Bombardment Squadrons move from Noemfoor to Tacloban with A-20s.

IJA: Operation WA paratroopers from two regiments including 409 jump over San Pablo Airfield and Buri Airfield on Leyte.

RAAF: Beaufighters conduct a sweep against ships off Celebes. Lost is Beaufighter A9-202 (KIA).