Air Operations, Carolines

• 15 307th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s mount a pre-dawn attack against the Truk Atoll.
• 5th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack the Woleai Atoll.

Air Operations, CBI

• 12 7th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack targets around Alon and Monywa.
• 8 10th Air Force B-25s attack targets along the Tiddim road.
• 12 A-31s attack Paletwa and Japanese Army positions near Buthidaung.
• 2 B-25s and more than 80 fighter-bombers attack targets at and around Kamaing, Mogaung, and Nsopzup.
• 12 P-51s attack a supply area at Hopin and a Japanese Army headquarters at Katha.
• 21 459th Fighter Squadron P-38 fighter-bombers attack the airfield at Heho.
• 459th Fighter Squadron P-38s down 6 Ki-43 'Oscar' fighters over Heho airfield at 1140 hours.

• After failing to locate their primary target at Sinysng, 27 308th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s, escorted by 10 23rd Fighter Group P-51s, attack rail and road bridges north of Chenghsien.

• 12 10th Air Force A-31s attack Kohima.

Air Operations, Europe

This night a raid on shipping at Portsmouth and Plymouth-Devonport begins a series of night raids lasting until May 29.

• 4 Mosquitos are sent to Cologne, 25 Stirlings lay mines off the French coast, and there are 9 OTU sorties.
• There are no losses.

• 98 1st Bomb Division B-17s attack the Metz/Frescati Airdrome.
• 42 1st Bomb Division B-17s attack the Nancy/Essay Airdrome.
• 121 3rd Bomb Division B-17s attack the Dijon/Longvic Airdrome.
• 2 B-17s are lost

• In a special test of new GH pathfinding equipment, 27 2nd Bomb Division B-24s attack V-weapons sites at Wizernes.
• 55th Fighter Group P-38s, led by a 'droopsnoot' model, bomb the Amiens/Glisy Airdrome and then rendezvous with heavy bombers to provide withdrawal escort.
• 719 USAAF fighters provide escort for heavy bombers attacking targets in France and Germany. 3 Luftwaffe fighters and 1 Do-217 are downed during the morning.
• 2 P-51s and their pilots are lost

• Of 199 2nd Bomb Division B-24s dispatched against marshalling yards at Mannheim, just 7 attack the primary, 16 attack a marshalling yard at Landau, and 8 others attack targets of opportunity.
• 5 B-24s are lost, 3 B-24s interned in Switzerland

• 240 IX Bomber Command B-26s and 69 A-20s attack V-weapons sites along the Channel coast and gun emplacements at seven locations.
• Nearly 150 9th Air Force P-47s dive-bomb airdromes in France and Belgium.

• 12th Air Force B-25s and B-26s attack dumps, a marshalling yard, and several bridges and bridge approaches.
• XII TAC A-20s attack dumps.
• XII TAC P-40s and P-47s attack gun emplacements, an ammo dump, and roads and road traffic north of Rome>
• XII TAC P-47s attack several Axis destroyers at sea off Elba Island.

• Although more than 300 15th Air Force heavy bombers abort due to bad weather, 150 B-24s attack Varese and an aircraft factory at Turin.
• 15th Air Force B-17s attack the marshalling yards at Vicenza.

Air Operations, Japan

3 28th Composite Bomb Group B-24s photograph and attack Matusuwa Island.

Air Operations, New Guinea

• 12 V Bomber Command B-25s attack Japanese Army ground troops in the Hollandia area.
• 5th Air Force bombers, fighter-bombers, and fighters attack various targets on Karkar Island and in the Hansa Bay area.

Atlantic

The cruiser Black Prince and 3 Canadian destroyers engage torpedo boats. T-29 is sunk killing 136. T-24 and T-27 are damaged.

Britain, Home Front

The Chancellor of the Exchequer promises tax relief for industry after the war.

China

The Japanese intensify offensive operations in Hunan Province with heavy attacks toward Chenghsien (Chengchow).

New Guinea

The Allied forces, strengthened by further landings in Humboldt Bay, push forward. The US 186th Inf Regt advances in this sector as far as Nefaar, beyond Lake Sentani. In the Aitape sector, American patrols carry out thrusts both to the east toward Wewak and to the west toward Hollandia.

Pacific

• The US submarine Crevalle (SS-291) sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kashiwa Maru (976t) north of Borneo.
• The US submarine Guavina (SS-362) sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Tetsuyo Maru northwest of Chichi Jima.

Images from April 25, 1944

Invasion Rehearsal

A Meeting in San Marco

Maintaining Sherman Tanks

Der Wei�enburger Platz in Munich