Missions Against Bonis

November 1, 1943
USN Task Force 38 (R. Adm Frederick Sherman) bombards Buka and Bonis, firing 2,700 rounds of 5" and 6" shells into the airfields, by cruisers Montpelier CL-57, Cleveland, Denver CL-58, Columbia and eight destroyers, then continues southward to bombard the Shorlands area.

Aircraft from USS Saratoga and USS Princeton strike Buka and Bonis with two raids: the first with 18 fighters, 15 SBD, 11 TBFs. The second strike hase 14 fighters, 21 SBD, 11 TBFs hits Buka.

November 2, 1943
Aircraft from USS Saratoga and USS Princeton strike Buka and Bonis with fighters, divebombers and torpedo planes. A total of 11 USN planes are lost to all causes. They destroy an estimated 30 planes and several small ships.

November 6, 1943
(13th AF): 17 B-24's bomb Bonis Airfield.

November 8,
(13th AF): 22 B-24's bomb Bonis airfield

November 12
(13th Air Force): 8 P-38's strafe Bonis airfield.

November 13
(13th AF): 17 B-24's pound AA positions, dispersal areas, and runway at Bonis airfield Night fighters harass Bonis airfields, claiming 4 grounded airplanes destroyed.

November 17
(13th AF): 8 B-24's bomb Buka and Bonis at intervals on the night of 16/17.

November 20
(13th AF): 45 B-25's, RNZAF Ventura's and P-38's attack Bonis airfield

November 23
(13th AF): 19 B-24's hit Bonis airfield and Buka airfield.

November 26
(13th AF): Buka and Bonis airfields are hit by 40+ B-24's, 30+ B-25's, and 30+ fighter aircraft.

November 27
(13th AF): 19
B-24's bomb Bonis airfield.

December 3
(13th AF): 21 B-24's bomb Bonis.

December 10
(13th AF): Night fighters carry out a strike on Buka and Bonis.

January 4, 1944
(RNZAF): P-39's, Ventura's, and night fighters, operating individually or in small flights, hit targets on Bougainville, including Bonis.