June 30, 1942
Today in World War II Pacific History
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TUESDAY, 30 JUNE 1942

IJN: Mitsubishi completes A6M3 3030, the 30th Model 32 produced.

ALASKA (11th Air Force): A B-17 flies weather reconnaissance over Kiska.

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (10th Air Force): 11th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy), based at Kunming sends detachments to operate from Kweilin, Hengyang and Nanning with B-25s as part of the China Air Task Force (CATF).

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA, 5th Air Force): B-17s bomb Dili, Koepang and Kendari. Returning B-17E 41-9014 crashed in the early hours of July 1, 1942 killing three of the crew. B-25s and 22nd BG B-26s hit Lae. The 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, moves from Port Moresby to Townsville with P-39s.

U.S. Navy: XPBS-1 flying boat 9995 with passenger Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his senior staff crashed upon landing off NAS Alameda, California. Nimitz suffers scratches and abrasions in the mishap but remains topside on the wreckage to direct rescue operations, refusing to leave that post until the wrecked flying boat has been searched for survivors.