American Missions Against Kahili
October 18, 1942 - September 27, 1944

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

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January 1, 1944
6 B-25's and 2 B-24's bomb Kahili

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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