October 18, 1942
(5th AF) B-17s attack Kahili Airfield and shipping
off Kahili
November 1, 1942
(5th AF) B-17s strike Kahili Airfield.
November 13, 1942
(5th AF) B-17s bomb
the airfield at Kahili
December 21, 1942
(13th AF) B-17s attack two cargo ships near Kahili;
a direct hit is scored on one ship. No B-17s are lost.
January 15, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s and PBYs bomb Kahili
January 16, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s bomb Kahili Airfield
January 29, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s bomb Kahili Airfield
February 4, 1943
(13th AF, USN) A single B-17 joins Navy aircraft in pounding Kahili Airfield
February 15, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s, hindered by effective AA
fire, bomb the airfields at Kahili
February 17, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-24s bombs the airfield at Kahili.
February 18, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s attack the Kahili and shipping nearby
February 19, 1943
(5th AF) B-17s bomb hit the Kahili Airfield
February 20, 1943
(13th AF & USN) B-17s and PBYs bomb
Kahili
(5th AF) B-17s bomb a landing
ground at Kahili
February 24, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Kahili
February 25, 1943
(13th AF) P-38s, P-40s and F4Us sweep the Kahili area
February 28, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Kahili
Airfield
March 4, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s
bomb Kahili
March 6, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Kahili Airfield
March 7, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-24 hit Kahili
March 9, 1943
(13th AF) A B-24 bomb the airfields Kahili
March 12, 1943
(13th AF) Airfield at Kahili, is hit by light B-24 raids.
March 16, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s and B-24s on harassing raids bomb Kahili
March 17, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s fly harassing
raid against Kahili
March 19, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's and B-24's on armed reconnaissance bomb Kahili Airfield
March 20, 1943
(13th AF) 18 B-17's and B-24's pound
Kahili Airfield, while USN Avengers mine Kahili Harbor.
March 24, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's and Navy dive-bombers hit the Airfield at Kahili
March 29, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's and B-24's
pound Buin and Kahili
March 30, 1943
(13th AF) Heavy bombers continue snooper strikes on Vila and Kahili Airfields
April 10, 1943
(13th AF) 3 B-24's hit Kahili
Airfield.
April 11, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's
bomb airfields at Kahili
April 12, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-24's continue snooper strikes, hitting Kahili Airfield twice during
the evening
April 16, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's bomb Kahili Airfield. B-17's during the night of 16/17 Apr again fly a strike against Kahili Airfield.
April 25, 1943
(13th AF) 3 B-24's fly a harassing strike during the night of 25/26 Apr against Kahili
Airfield
April 27, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's hit Kahili Airfield
April 28, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's continue snooper missions bombing the airfield at
Kahili.
April 30, 1943
(13th AF) 5 B-17's bomb a bivouac area and revetments at Kahili Airfield.
May 6, 1943
(13th AF) During the evening,
B-24's carry out harassing strikes on Kahili Airfield
May 11, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's fly harassing
strikes during the night of 10/11 against Kahili Airfield
May 12, 1943
(13th AF) During the night of 11/12 May, B-17's fly snooper strikes against Kahili Airfield
May 13, 1943
(13th AF) During the night of 12/13 May, B-24's on snooper missions bomb Kahili Airfields. During the early evening, 5 B-17's again hit
Kahili
May 14, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-24's fly early evening snooper strikes against airfields at Kahili. During the night of 14/15 May, B-17's on a snooper mission
bomb Kahili
May 20, 1943
(13th AF) During the night
of 20/21 May, heavy bombers on snooper missions bomb he Kahili area
May 23, 1943
(13th AF) 5 B-24's bomb the
airfields at Kahili. Later, B-17's
and B-24's, in a diversionary raid, bomb Kahili
area
June 3, 1943
(13th AF) During the night of 3/4 Jun, B-17's bomb Kahili
Airfield
June 8, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's on armed reconnaissance bomb Kahili
Airfield
June 10, 1943
B-17's and B-24's pound the airfield at
Kahili twice during the day.
June 13, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's and B-17's again bomb Kahili Airfield
June 14, 1943
(13th AF) 11 B-17's and B-24's bomb Kahili Airfield
June 18, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's bomb Kahili Airfield
June 20, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's blast the airfield and other targets at Kahili
June 25, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's attack the
Kahili area
June 27, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's bomb Kahili Airfield
June 30, 1943
(13th AF) A B-24 strike on Kahili aborts because of bad
weather
July 6, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's and B-24's
pound airfields at Kahili
July 7, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's bomb
Kahili Airfield
July 9, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's bomb Kahili Airfield
July 10, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's pound Kahili Airfield
July 11, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's and B-17's attack Kahili Airfield, hitting revetments
E and W of the strip.
July 14, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's and
B-17's pound Kahili
July 16, 1943
(13th AF) 30+ B-24's and B-17's pound Kahili Airfield.
July 17, 1943
(USN) Five PB4Ys that took off from Guadalcanal on a predawn attack on Kahilli. Two from VB-102 and three from VB-101 dropped cluster bombs from 12,000' over Kahilli. On the return leg, two from VB-102 were jumped by a J1N1 Irving night fighter, likely from 251st Kokutai (from Ballale?). One fighter was seen to crash and burn. PB4Y-1 31952 was observed to going down.
July 18, 1943
(13th AF) 21 B-24's, 20+ P-40's and P-38's, and 140+ US Navy and Marine Corps dive bombers
and fighters thoroughly blast the Kahili area
July 19, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's bomb Kahili Airfield
July 20, 1943
(13th AF) 18 B-24's bomb airfields at Kahili
July 26, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's, P-38's, P-40's, and Navy aircraft hit a bivouac area and the runway at Kahili
July 27, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's bomb
airfields at Kahili
August 1, 1943
(13th AF) 1 B-24's,
16 P-38's, and P-40's, and 30+ US Navy airplanes pound Kahili Airfield
August 12, 1943
(13th AF) 20+ B-24's, with P-40 and F4U cover, bomb Kahili Airfield, causing considerable damage in the dispersal and runway areas. The Allied airplanes claim 11 Zekes shot down; 1 P-40 and 1 F4U are lost.
August 13, 1943
(13th AF) 25 B-24s escorted by 8 US P-40s and 22 F4Us bomb Kahili Airfield, they loose
one P-40 and one F4U.
August 15, 1943
F4U's also claim 10
Japanese shot down over Kahili
August 25, 1943
6 B-24's, along with 24 fighters, hit Kahili Airfield.
August 26, 1943
15 B-24's, with fighter escort, bomb Kahili Airfield
August 30, 1943
24 B-24's, along with 20 P-40's and P-39's and 20+ US Navy F4U's,
pound Kahili Airfield
September 2, 1943
18 B-24's, 20+ P-40's and P-39's,
and 60+ USN planes attack Kahili
September 3, 1943
20+ B-24's, 14 P-40's,
and 30+ USN airplanes attack Kahili Airfield
September 9, 1943
18 B-24's, with fighter escort, bomb Kahili Airfield. 2 nearby coastal guns are also hit.
September 11, 1943
25 B-24's,
with fighter escort, bomb Kahili airfield; B-24's and fighters
claim 7 aircraft shot down.
September 14, 1943
B-24's, with AAF and USN
fighter escorts, bomb Kahili Airfield 3 times during the day.
September 15, 1943
B-25's bomb Kahili Airfield. B-24's, with
fighter escort, later pound the Kahili runway area. During the night, B-25's hit Kahili Airfield twice
September 23, 1943
23 B-24's, 16
P-38's, and 60+ USN dive bombers, covered by AAF, USMC, USN, and Royal New Zealand
Air Force (RNZAF) fighters, attack Kahili; Allied aircraft
claim at least 9 fighters shot down
September 26, 1943
21 B-24's, covered by 14 P-38's, bomb a bivouac near Kahili; 30 P-40's
and P-39's and 15 USN F4U's support 50+ USN dive bombers in a strike on the
hangar area of the airfield at Kahili
September 27, 1943
27 B-24's, 20+
P-40's and P-39's, and several USN fighters pound the Kahili area
September 30, 1943
16 B-24's, covered
by 20+ P-38's and P-40's and a few US Navy F4U's, pound the Kahili airfield
area, hitting a supply and bivouac area NE of the strip
October 4, 1943
(13th AF, USN) 23 B-24's, covered by 16 P-38's and several USN F4U's, bomb Kahili Airfield; 20-30 fighters intercept, and a running battle occurs between
Bougainville and Vella
Lavella; US fighters and bombers claim 9 fighters downed; no American losses are suffered.
October 6, 1943
(13th AF) 24 B-25's
of the 42nd BG and 14 P-38's carry out a low-level strike against Kahili Airfield at dusk dropping parafrag bombs, damaging or destroying several parked aircraft. Lost is B-25D 41-30567
October 10, 1943
(13th AF) The remaining aircraft hit Kahili Airfield and surrounding areas,
hitting runways, a fuel dump, supply area, buildings. The bombing was not accurate with about
half the load falling into the water off Bougainville 'killing many small fish'.
Jumped by 10-15 Zeros, and fired on by accurate anti-aircraft guns at Kahili
October 11, 1943
(13th AF) 22 B-24's join 30+ USN dive bombers in pounding Kahili Airfield and the nearby area. Hits are scored on the airstrip, fuel dumps, supply areas, gun positions, bridges between Rangu and Jakohina, barges
at the mouth of the Uguima River, and several other targets.
October 15, 1943
(13th AF) 21 B-24's, 12 P-38's, and 17 USN F4U's pound Kahili Airfield supply and
personnel areas. 6 Zekes are claimed shot down.
October 19, 1943
(13th AF, USN) Kahili Airfields are hit by B-24's, Venturas, P-38's,
P-40's, and USN fighters and dive bombers.
October 20, 1943
(13th AF) 24 P-40's and nearly 50 USN F4U's sweep Kahili; one force of F4U's encounters fighters, claiming 3 destroyed.
October 22, 1943
(13th AF) Kahili Airfield and the surrounding areas are pounded by 22
B-24's, 30+ P-39's and P-40's and about 160 USN fighters and dive bombers.
October 23, 1943
(13th AF) 11 B-24's and 16 P-38's hit Kahili Airfield. Kahili is attacked again later in the day by 6 B-24's
October 24, 1943
(13th AF)
36 B-25's, along with 24 Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-40's and 4 USN
F4U's, in 1 force, and 20 AAF fighter and 70+ USN fighters and dive bombers
in another force, pound Kahili Airfield
October 26, 1943
(13th AF)
Kahili Airfield is hit twice during the day by B-24's, B-25's,
P-38's, P-40's, P-39's, and USN fighters and dive bombers.
October 27, 1943
B-24's pound Kahili, P-40's over Kahili
claim 3 Zekes shot down.
November 1, 1943
21 B-24's bomb Kahili Airfield
November 2, 1943
(13th AF) 20 B-24's bomb
Kahili Airfield
November 9, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Kahili Airfeild
November 13, 1943
(13th AF) Night fighters harass Kahili Airfield
November 15, 1943
(13th AF) 18 B-24's bomb Kahili
November 15-16, 1943
(13th AF) During the night P-70's harass Kahili Airfield
November 24, 1943
(13th AF) 20 B-25s of the 42nd BG hit Kahili Airfield. Lost is B-25 "Careless" (crew rescued)
December 7, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's carry out strikes against Kahili
December 10, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's bomb the Kahili supply area and Kahili Airfield
December 11, 1943
(13th AF) 16 B-25's, in 2 waves, attack Kahili
December 12, 1943
(13th AF) 20+ B-24's bomb the Kahili
area
December 18, 1943
(13th AF) 10 B-24's bomb the Kahili supply area. Later, B-24's, operating individually and in small flights, on armed reconnaissance
attack Kahili.
December 19, 1943
(13th AF) Planes on armed reconnaissance hit targets of opportunity at Kahili
December 22, 1943
(13th AF) B-25'a carry out
strikes against the Kahili supply area
December 26, 1943
(13th AF) 25 B-25's pound the bivouac and supply area at Kahili
December 27, 1943
(13th AF) 20+ B-25's bomb
Kahili supply dumps.
December 28, 1943
(13th AF) 22 B-25's hit the
Kahili supply area
December 30, 1943
(13th AF) 16 B-24's and 35 B-25's bomb Kahili and the bivouac and
supply areas in the vicinity
January 1, 1944
(13th AF) 6 B-25's
and 2 B-24's bomb Kahili
January 3, 1944
(13th AF) 6 B-25's
bomb Moisuru a bivouac area near Kahili
January 5, 1944
(13th AF) B-24's attack Kahili supply area
January 8, 1944
(13th AF) B-24's bomb
Kahili
January 9, 1944
(13th AF) B-25's
hit Kahili supply area
January 10, 1944
(13th AF) 5 B-24's hit the Kahili supply area
January 21, 1944
(13th AF) P-39's
strafe Kahili
February 14, 1944
(13th AF) B-25 hit Kahili
February 17, 1944
(13th AF) Fighters hit a bridge N of Kahili
March 1, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s bomb
Kahili
March 22, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s carry out small
strikes against Buka, Monoitu, Kahili
June 4, 1944
(13th AF) A lone B-25 bombs Kahili
June 6, 1944
(13th AF, USN) P-39s and US Navy
aircraft hit vehicles near Hari; other P-39s pound a pier and buildings in SE
Kahili.
September 27, 1944
(USN) Four TDR Dromes of STAG-1 are tested against antiaircraft emplacements in a
beached merchant ship defending Kahili airstrip. Two
out of four TDR's struck the target ship
