Show Planes Renew Formosa R Raids Blast Nearby Pescadores By Associated Press American bombing planes hitting hitting hitting hit hit- ting into Japans Japan's vital southwestern southwest southwest- ern homeland defenses blasted a naval base In the Pescadores is islands islands islands is- is lands Wednesday and again attached attacked at at- tacked near-by near Formosa It was officially disclosed that Liberators of Maj Gen Cen Claire L L. Chennault's U. U S. S air force flying from China bases paid the first aerial visit of the war to the Pescadores between Formosa and China to attack the Mako naval base No details of the raid were given American night flying bombers I rained explosives on Takao harbor harbor harbor har har- bor southwestern Formosa It was the second raid there in two consecutive days The Mako base Is miles north of the Philippines and approximately approximately ap- ap proximately 1700 miles mlles from Tokyo During their earlier flight to Takao the American bombers sank three Japanese freighters in Formosa Formosa Formosa For For- mosa strait Meanwhile Gen Mac MacArthur and Adm Nimitz got ready for their promised offs jump with v aerial attacks on and Ternate in the islands south of the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines against Shu- Shu and Araito in the north of Japan on Iwo Jima miles south of Japan and on Pagan and Rota Islands In the Marianas South of which stands between the Philippines and allied troops on New Guinea air patrols destroyed eight small craft This victory said a MacArthur spokesman was indicative of the extent to which the Japanese have been forced to press any available shipping Into service Nimitz airmen met persistent aerial opposition over shiro Friday fighting off 15 to 20 interceptors shooting down at least three Aggressive enemy fighters at Iwo Jima shot down ono one Liberator The U U. S. S planes dropped 35 tons of bombs on Iwo's I airfield The Japanese could assume that the Americans were not resting on their oars now that the Mari MarI- MarIanas Marianas anas have been breached and New Guinea dominated has been in U. U S. S hands for more than thana a month and Nimitz has pledged he would put the heat on Japan as hard and fast as he could MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur with virtually neutralized likewise seemed in position for new advances from New Guinea before long 1 |