Evening star., 1945-07-29
Part Of Super Forts
Operate First Time
From Base on Two
b. the Associated Press.

GUAM, July 20 Sunday
Massive Super Fortress task
forces lashed six Japanese cities
with $500 tons of explosive
flame today-little more than "a
hours after their inhabitants
had been bluntly warned by the
B-29 Command to flee for their
lives.
Part of the vast aerial feet of
$50 to 600 planes came-for the first
time-from Two Jima, 750 miles
nearer Japan than the Marianas
flying fields, thus placing all Japan
within range of the Super Fortresses,
Despite the advance notice of the
attack, opposition was described
only as normal" and no planes were
lost. Returning airmen reported
more than half the targets enveloped
in "conflagrations" with the fires
spreading.
Gen. Macarthur simultaneously
reported Okinawa-based planes had
raided the Inland Sea area, and
disclosed that the new B-32 bomber
has been operating for two months
against the enemy in Luzon and
FormoSa.
Strikes Into Inland Sea.
The swarms Of B-29s split into
seven task forces. One struck an
oil refinery near Shimotsu, As miles
south of Osaka. The others splashed
their huge load of incendiaries on
six Of the II cities on which Goth
Air Force headquarters had dropped
warning leaflets yesterday: Tsu,
Aomori, Ichinomiya, Ujiyamada and
Ogachi on Honshu, and UWajima on
Ekikoku.
Gen. MarArthur S communique to-
day announced that heavy and
medium bombers of the Far East
Air Force made three telling strikes
in Tsushima Strait and the Inland
Sea Thursday, two days ahead OF
the carrier planes latest blow. They
sank nine small Japanese ships,
totaling $4,000 tons.
The entrance of the B-32s. only
slightly smaller than B-29s, into the
Pacific war brought another mighty
force against the japanese.
A delayed dispatch from Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Russell
Brines disclosed that the big bomb
ers were operating with Gen. George
C. Kennedy's Far East Forces in
the Philippines.
Refueled at Two Jima.
They made their first test bomb
ing-the first time they had dropped
bomb anywhere-last May 90.
Two of them wiped out the then
Japanese-held supply base and
headquarters at Antatet in Luzon S
Cagayan Valley.
The Army permitted the disclos-
ure that the B-32s since have par
ticipated in strikes against widely
spread Formosa targets by day, and
in nighttime sweeps along the China
coasts seeking enemy shipping.
The B-29s, which made history in
giving the japanese chance to pre-
pare for them, included a force of
so that used Two Jima as a refuel-
ing stop. This force dropped 420
tons of bombs on Aomori, the
northernmost of the city targets.
They stopped at Two from their
Tinian base and then flew in 1.l0O
miles to the Northern Honshu city.
The round trip from Tinan, to which
they were scheduled to return non-
stop, is 3,70O miles.
SO Jap Cities Attacked.
The multiple-force mission brought
to So the number of japanese cities
hit by incendiary raids. Uwajima
and Ichinomiya had been raided
before.
Maj, Gen. Curtis Lemay declared
the other cities on the doomed list
of II would be attacked in quick
order and that still others would be
added to the list until all of Japa-
nese war production centers are de-
stroyed.
Gen. MacArthur's communique
issued in Manila told of other air
actions
Two Liberators of the 7th Air
Force bombed Nagoya airield on
Honshu. A lone Liberator bombed
the Korean port of Fusan.
Ranging down the Asiatic main
land coast, reconnaissance planes of
the 7th Fleet strafed 80 large junks
off Hong Kong. shot up SWatoW