PACIFIC AIR WAR

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1945, Page 5

PACIFIC AIR WAR

OKINAWA VICTORY Record Raid in Japan 3000 TONS OF BOMBS ON FOUR CITIES. (Rec. 11.55)'. WASHINGTON, June 26. The U.S. 20th Air Force stated: Superfortresses in very great strength attacked military and industrial targets in the cities of Nagoya, Osaka, Akashi, and Gifu shortly; after daylight on Monday. A correspondent of the Associated Press at Guam Island stated: Nearly 500 Superfortresses, escorted by Mustangs based on Iwo Jima, dropped over 3000 tons of bombs on ten Japanese aircraft, ordnance, and ammunition .targets in the largest demolition pin-point mission of the Pacific war. Each factory had been damaged before by incendiary; or high explosive raids, but none had been completely knocked out. The bombing was made visually ove’r most targets, but some were obscured by clouds. It was the tenth major assault against Japan this month by the 21st Bomber Command, bringing their bomb total to 26,500 tons, thus exceeding the May record of 24,650 tons. Over 4000 Superfortresses have been used against Japan this month.