Air Operations, CBI
CHINA- 98 14th Air Force P-38s and P-51s attack a wide range of transportation targets and troops in northern French Indochina and southern and eastern China.
- A 449th Fighter Squadron P-38 downs a Ki-27 'Nate' near Hanoi's Gia Lam airfield.
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]Air Operations, East Indies
FEAF B-24s attack several targets on Borneo.
[ | ]Air Operations, Formosa
- V Bomber Command B-24s attack airfields at Heito, Ryutan, and Taein.
- 3rd Light Bomb Group A-26s attack rail yards at Taito.
| ]Air Operations, Japan
- 35th Fighter Group P-51s attack transportation targets around Kagoshima Bay.
- VII Fighter Command P-51s based on Iwo Jima attack several airfields on Honshu.
- A 21st Fighter Group P-51 downs an A6M Zero near Sagami Bay.
| ]Air Operations, Philippines
V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack several targets on Luzon.
[ | ]Air Operations, Ryukyus
A VMF-351 F4U, off the USS Cape Gloucester downs a Ki-46 'Dinah' reconnaissance plane at sea at 0925 hours.
[ | ]China
Gen Claire Chennault, the legendary commander of the 'Flying Tigers', offers his resignation.
[ | ]Pacific
Mines sink the Japanese merchant cable ship Toyo Maru (3718t) northeast of Tobigasuhana, merchant cargo ship Shori Maru (2080t) off Ogushi, merchant cargo ship No.5 Tokai Maru (879t) off Mutsure light, and Shinei Maru (2218t) near Shimonoseki.
[ | ]United States, Policy
Operation OVERCAST is authorized. It calls for the search and removal of valuable German scientists to the United States.
[ | ]World Affairs
Nicaragua becomes the first nation to ratify the UN Charter.
[ | ]Images from July 6, 1945
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