December 21, 1942
(5th AF) B-17s attack vessels in Finschhafen harbor
December 26, 1942
(5th AF) Heavy bombers carry out single-bomber attacks against Finschhafen
December 27, 1942
(5th AF) A single B-24 hits the runway at Finschhafen
January 12, 1942
(5th AF) B-24s in single-plane actions, bomb the Finschhafen
January 14, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Madang and Finschhafen
January 16, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Madang and Finschhafen
January 17, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Madang and Finschhafen
January 19, 1943
(5th AF) Heavy bombers carry out single-bomber attacks against Finschhafen
January 20, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Finschhafen
January 23, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Finschhafen
January 25, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-24s attack a beached ship at Finschhafen
January 26, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s carry out single-plane attacks on Finschhafen
January 27, 1943
(5th AF) Individual B-24s bomb Finschhafen town
and the runway
February 6, 1943
A single B-24 hits cargo vessels off Finschhafen and Powell Point,
claiming 1 vessel destroyed, and attacks troop barges in Riebeck Bay, causing
several casualties.
February 15, 1943
B-24s operating singly bomb the runway at Finschhafen, and
claim a direct hit on a vessel in Stettin Bay.
February 18, 1943
Individual B-24s bomb the Finschhafen landing ground
February 27, 1943
B-17s, operating individually, strafe a schooner off Matiu Point and bomb
Finschhafen Airfield
March 4, 1943
Single B-17 and B-24s hit barges
off Finschhafen
March 11, 1943
Single B-24s attack Finschhafen
March 14, 1943
single B-17s bomb Finschhafen Airfield
March 20, 1943
The landing strip at Finschhafen are bombed
by single B-24's.
March 22, 1943
Single-plane strikes, heavy bombers attack Finschhafen
March 26, 1943
Single B-l7 bombs Finschhafen
March 28, 1943
medium and heavy bombers on individual missions attack a small boat
off Finschhafen.
March 30, 1943
A-20's, B-25's, B-24's, and B-17's pound shipping, the harbor, and town area
at Finschhafen
March 31, 1943
Individual B-24's attack Finschhafen
April 1, 1943
Single B-24's attack Salamaua, Finschhafen
April 5, 1943
single B-17's hit Finschaffen on the Huon Peninsula
April 6, 1943
Single B-17's bomb Finschhafen
April 7, 1943
Single heavy bombers attack shipping and coastal targets including Finschhafen
April 8, 1943
B-17's and B-24's carry out small harassing strikes at Finschhafen
April 9, 1943
Single B-17's attack barges at Finschhafen
April 11, 1943
B-17's bomb Finschhafen. Single B-24's bomb Finschhafen 3 times
April 13, 1943
single B-l7 bombs the runway at Finschhafen
April 18, 1943
Single B-24's hit the Finschhafen
April 23, 1943
Single B-24's bomb the airfield and town area at Finschhafen
April 25, 1943
Single B-24's hit airfields at Madang and Finschhafen
April 26, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-24's hit airfields at Finschhafen
April 27, 1943
Heavy bombers, operating individually, attack
small vessels and targets of opportunity
at Finschhafen areas.
April 28, 1943
Single B-17's hit buildings N of Finschhafen Airfield
May 2, 1943
single B-17 bombs dock area at Finschhafen
May 6, 1943
Single B-24's hit Madang and Finschhafen
May 12, 1943
B-25's bomb the airfield and surrounding area at Finschhafen
May 17, 1943
Single heavy bombers hit Lae and Finschhafen
May 27, 1943
B-25's hit Finschhafen with single-plane strikes
May 29, 1943
Heavy and medium bombers, operating individually
or in flights of 2 bombers Finschhafen
June 15, 1943
a single B-25 attacks a power boat in Hanisch Harbor and strafes a beach near
Finschhafen
June 18, 1943
B-25's bomb and strafe power launches off Finschhafen
June 19, 1943
Single B-24's bomb Finschhafen
June 20, 1943
2 B-25's and an A-20 hit Finschhafen
July 19, 1943
B-17 hits Finschhafen Airfield
July 21, 1943
Single B-24's bomb Finschhafen Airfield
July 25, 1943
B-24's attack the area near Finschhafen, New Guinea
July 27, 1943
B-25's hit barges between Pommern Bay and Finschhafen
July 30, 1943
B-24's bomb Salamaua and Kela; B-25's hit barges off Huon Peninsula and villages
in the Finschhafen
July 31, 1943
B-25's hit the Finschhafen area
August 5, 1943
Single B-24 bombs Finschhafen
August 14, 1943
A-20's strafe barges near Finschhafen
August 22, 1943
USN - Four Allied destroyers to proceed along the coast
from Milne Bay to Finschhafen; they bombard Finschhafen during the night of 22/23, then return to Milne Bay
August 25, 1943
B-24's attack Finschhafen
September 9, 1943
B-25's bomb and strafe coastal area including Finschhafen
September 15, 1943
B-25's
hit barges around Finschhafen
September 18, 1943
B-26's and RAAF airplanes bomb and strafe Finschhafen
September 19, 1943
B-25's and B-26's pound
Finschhafen in preparation for Allied landings on September 22nd.
September 22, 1943
After a preparatory naval
bombardment, elements of the Australian 9 Division land at the mouth of the
Song River N of Finschhafen and push to the S; B-25's pound defenses in the
Finschhafen area; almost 90 fighters battle Japanese aircraft attacking the
convoy; 38 enemy aircraft are claimed shot down.
September 25, 1943
(5th AF & RAAF) A-20's and RAAF airplanes pound positions near
Finschhafen as the Australian 9 Division, having crossed the Buni River the
previous day, pushes S toward the town.
September 27, 1943
(5th AF) Finschhafen is bombed twice during the day.
September 28, 1943
(5th AF & RAAF) A-20's and Vengeances attack the Finschhafen
October 1, 1943
(5th AF, RAAF) A-20's and Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft bomb and strafe the Finschhafen
area
October 2, 1943
(Australian Army) Troops take the town and harbor of Finschhafen
and prepare to take nearby commanding positions still held by the Japanese
October 9, 1943
(5th AF, RAAF) A-20's and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airplanes bomb and strafe defensive
positions
in the Sattelberg and Finschhafen areas
October 15, 1943
(5th AF) 4 other P-40's, encountering 20+ Japanese airplanes
E of Finschhafen, claim 5 destroyed
October 17, 1943
(5th AF) 4 P-39's intercept 18 airplanes attacking Finschhafen,
claiming 6 shot down
October 19, 1943
(Japanese) Air raid against Finschhafen causes no effective damage
October 20, 1943
(Japanese) An attack on Finschhafen by 30 Japanese aircraft causes minor damage
November 6, 1943
(Japanese) . Enemy airplanes attack Finschhafen but
cause no major damage
November 16, 1943
(5th AF)
B-25's
hit installations near Finschhafen
November 19, 1943
(5th AF) A-20's hit Finschhafen area
November 21, 1943
(5th AF) A-20's hit Finschhafen area
November 23, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's and A-20's
hit villages around Finschhafen
November 24, 1943
(5th AF) 15 A-20's and B-25's, with P-38's
escorting, hit stores and supplies in the Finschhafen area
November 27, 1943
(5th AF) Medium bombers also bomb the town of Finschhafen
November 28, 1943
(5th AF) A-20's
hit tracks in the Finschhafen area.
MORE COMING SOON
DECEMBER 1943
January 4, 1944
Heavy and
medium bombers hit troops
and supplies between Finschhafen and Saidor
January 5, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and medium
bombers attack barges from
Finschhafen to Saidor
Japanese Missions & Resupply of Finschafen
September 6, 1943
(IJN) I-176 arrives at Finschafen, first supply run there
September 17, 1943
(IJN) I-176 arrives at Finschafen second supply run, and departs on September
21 for Rabaul
September 22, 1943
(IJN) I-176 departs Rabaul for her third supply to Finschafen
September 23, 1943
(JAAF) Air raid against Finschafen by 7th Sentain Ki-49 Helens, lost is
Ki-49-II flow by W.O. Osamu Nemoto
September 25, 1943
(IJN) Arrives at Finschafen but fails to contact ground troops there.
The I-176 remains in the vicinity for the next five days despite an ongoing battle
on the shore
October 1, 1943
(IJN) I-176 LtCdr Yamaguchi finally establishes contact with the ground troops
and unloads his cargo, then departs for Rabaul.
