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American Missions Against Sawar and Sawar Airfield
April 21 - October 23, 1944

April 21, 1944
USN Task Force 58 attacks the airfield at Sawar in conjunction with support for the American landing at Hollandia.

April 22, 1944
USN - Helldivers from VB-2 attacked Sawar Airfield. (via Harold Buell wrote in "Dauntless Helldivers", page 269)

Click For EnlargementApril 28, 1944
Aerial reconnaissance photo of Sawar

May 7, 1944
B-24s, B-25s and P-40s hit Sawar-Maffin Bay area

May 13, 1944
B-24s and B-25s hit airfield at Sawar

May 14, 1944
B-24s bomb Sawar area

May 15, 1944
B-24s and B-25s attack Sawar

May 16, 1944
aircraft pound Sawar area

May 17, 1944
B-24s and B-25s hit targets in the general vicinity at Sawar

May 30, 1944
B-25s bomb and strafe the shoreline from the NW of Sawar

June 2, 1944
B-24s and B-25s hit bivouacs NE of Sawar airfield

June 3, 1944
P-47s and P-40s hit Sawar Airfield

July 11, 1944
A-20s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers support ground forces in the Sarmi-Sawar area

July 19, 1944
Fighter-bomber's hit Sawar.

August 11, 1944
A-20s pound Japanese HQ and bivouac areas S of Sawar

August 19, 1944
A-20s operating in force in support of ground troops pound targets in the Sawar-Sarmi sector

August 21, 1944
A-20s and fighter-bombers hit supply dumps in the Sawar-Sarmi sector

October 22, 1944
A-20s blast pillboxes and occupied areas in the Metimedan-Sawar Rivers sector

October 23, 1944
A-20s support ground forces further E in the Sawar River-Orai River area

Last Updated
September 30, 2009

 

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