Air Operations, Carolines
21 5th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack the airfield at Woleai.
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]Air Operations, CBI
BURMA- 7 490th Medium Bomb Squadron B-25s attack a rail bridge and a canal bridge in the Mandalay area. 24 10th Air Force A-31s attack Japanese Army positions near Buthidaung.
- 12 459th Fighter Squadron P-38s attack targets on the Tiddim road.
- 1 B-25 and more than 80 fighters and fighter-bombers attack targets throughout the Mogaung Valley.
- In response to a Japanese Army offensive in Honan Province, the 14th Air Force opens a bombing campaign against bridges spanning the Yellow River and rail yards at Chenghsien and Kaifeng. Also, the CACW is redeployed so as to guard the B-29 fields around Chengtu.
- 26 308th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack two bridges spanning the Yellow River near Chengchow, just as Chinese Army troops evacuate the city.
- 6 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s and 16 P-40s attack Yangsin.
- 18 14th Air Force P-38s, P-51s, and P-40s attack a barracks at Nanchang.
- 2 P-40s attack a Japanese Army troop column near Tengchung.
- 36 10th Air Force A-31s attack Sangshak-Sansak.
| ]Air Operations, Europe
RAF BOMBER COMMANDEvening Ops:
- 88 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitos of No. 5 Group attack an explosives factory near St Médard En Jalles near Bordeaux. Only 26 aircraft bomb the target. Because of haze and smoke from flares in woods near the factory, the Master Bomber orders the remainder of the forcr to retain their bombs.
- There are no losses.
- 51 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitos of No. 5 Group are sent to hit the Kjeller aircraft factory near Oslo. Visibility is clear and the bombing is accurate.
- No aircraft are lost.
- 26 Mosquitos are sent to Hamburg, 40 aircraft are involved in Resistance operations and there are 2 RCM sorties.
| ]Air Operations, New Guinea
- 12 63rd Heavy Bomb Squadron SB-24s attack the airfield at Wakde before dawn.
- 25 38th Medium Bomb Group B-25s bomb and strafe Wakde airfield.
- 47 43rd and 90th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack Biak Island.
- 23 345th Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack the airfield at Sawar.
- 32 22nd Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack a Japanese Army headquarters at Sarmi.
- 12 17th Reconnaissance Squadron B-25s attack coastal targets between Sarmi and Sawar.
- V Bomber Command B-25s and A-20s attack the airfield at Efman.
- More than 180 A-20s and V Fighter Command fighters and fighter-bombers attack numerous coastal targets in northern and northeastern New Guinea.
- During the night, 17 63rd and 868th Heavy Bomb squadron SB-24s attack Wakde Island.
| ]Atlantic
Torpedo boat T-24 sinks the HMCS Athabaskan.
[ | ]Burma
The Chinese and American open their offensive for the capture of Myitkyina. The Chinese 38th Div, attacking frontally and in turning movements, force the Japanese to withdraw slowly towards Wala.
[ | ]China
The Japanese offensive in Honan is stepped up. The US 14th Air Force bombs bridges over the Yellow River. The Chinese and Americans strengthen the defenses of the Cheng-tu airfields, the bases from which the giant B-29 Superfortress bombers deliver their attacks against the bases in east and south China occupied by the Japanese.
[ | ]New Guniea
In the Aitape area the first encounters take place between American troops and the small Japanese garrison. Some American units are transferred in an amphibious operation to Nyaparake, near the Nigia River, to hold up the advance of Japanese reinforcements sent to Aitape from Wewak.
[ | ]Occupied France
- The Resistance damages 8 tanks and steals an armored car from the Renault works near Paris.
- Pétain announces that France is threatened by civil war.
| ]Pacific
The Japanese submarine I-183 is sunk by the US submarine Pogy (SS-266) off Kyushu, Japan.
[ | ]United States, Politics
The Secretary to the United States Navy, Frank Knox, dies. He has played a large part in the revival of the navy since Pearl Harbor.
[ | ]Images from April 28, 1944
Tadji Fighter Strip near Aitape |
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Bombardment of Friedrichshafen on April 28, 1944 |
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Bombardment of Friedrichshafen on April 28, 1944 |
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German Torpedo Boats Sink LSTs |
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