American Missions Against Mokmer Drome
5th Air Force missions May 4 - June 24, 1944May 4, 1944
26 B-24s bomb MokmerMay 5, 1944
B-24s bomb MokmerMay 8, 1944
B-24s and P-40s from Geelvink Bay area attack Mokmer and nearby shippingMay 9, 1944
B-24s and B-25s bomb Bosnik supply area and Mokmer.May 10, 1944
2 B-24 hit MokmerMay 11, 1944
B-24s and B-25s bomb Mokmer Airfield and targets of opportunity on Biak.May 12, 1944
B-24s bomb MokmerMay 17, 1944
B-24s, with P-38 escort, pound AA positions at Bosnik, Sorido and Mokmer all on BiakMay 19, 1944
B-24s pound beach defenses at Bosnik to MokmerMay 23, 1944
B-24s, A-20s and P-38s hit targets on Biak, including
trucks at Borokoe, AA positions and control tower at Mokmer.May 25, 1944
B-24 hit MokmerMay 27, 1944
P-47s of the 342nd FS from Wakde intercept Japanese aircraft attempting to attack ships of the landing force off Biak. They claim 5 shot down (infact only 4).June 2, 1944
B-24s bomb positions N of MokmerJune 3, 1944
B-25s, A-20s and B-24s hit positions N of MokmerJune 6, 1944
A-20s and B-25s hit tanks near MokmerJune 24, 1944
B-25, A-26, and A-20s hit enemy positions in caves E of Mokmer
American Missions Against Biak Island
IJN & JAAFMay 27, 1944
As the American landing on Biak began, a joint JAAF and IJN raid was launched to attack the fleet. The raid consisted of four Ki-45 Nicks of the 5th Sentai lead by Major Takada from Sorong and seven Ki-43 Oscars of the 24th Sentai led by Lt. Oshima. The Nicks attempted to bomb & straffe the ships, followed by the Ki-43s to do the same. American 342nd FS P-47s operating from Wakde claim 5 of the single engines fighters shot down, but actual losses were only four Ki-43s, including Lt Oshima. All of the Ki-45 Nicks, including the Takada's Ki-45 were lost.