Diary July 18, 1945

07-1945, War Diary, Year 1945 / 1 minute of reading

B-24 Liberators of the Far East Air Force command — B-24 Liberators of the Far East Air Forces Command taxi out at the start of a mission.

Diary for Wednesday, July 18, 1945:

Air War

China: 200 B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell bombers of FEAF (Far East Air Forces command) from Okinawa bomb Kiangwan airfield, Shanghai.

Home Fronts

Italy: Captured German mines explode, destroying American Red Cross club (36 killed).
Brazil: Brazilian Expeditionary Force parades through Rio de Janeiro, on its return from Italy.
Canada – Explosions in RCN Magazine rock Halifax (NS): firemen narrowly avert cataclysmic detonation of main magazine, containing 6,000 t. ammunition, vast numbers of depth charges and mines (15 casualties).

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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